Alum stone |
A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite. |
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Amazon stone |
A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color. |
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Arch stone |
A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir. |
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Perpend stone |
See Perpender. |
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Perpent stone |
See Perpender. |
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Portland stone |
A yellowish-white calcareous freestone from the Isle of Portland in England, much used in building. |
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Pumice stone |
Same as Pumice. |
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Purbeck stone |
A limestone from the Isle of Purbeck in England. |
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Rocking-stone |
A stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another stone, and so exactly poised that it can be rocked, or slightly moved, with but little force. |
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Ro-setta stone |
A stone found at Rosetta, in Egypt, bearing a trilingual inscription, by aid of which, with other inscriptions, a key was obtained to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. |
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Stepping-stone |
A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking. |
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Stepping-stone |
Fig.: A means of progress or advancement. |
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Stone-blind |
As blind as a stone; completely blind. |
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Stone-cold |
Cold as a stone. |
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Stone-dead |
As dead as a stone. |
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Stone-deaf |
As deaf as a stone; completely deaf. |
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Stone-hearted |
Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling. |
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Stone-horse |
Stallion. |
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Stone-still |
As still as a stone. |
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Stumbling-stone |
A stumbling-block. |
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