Definition of stone

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Stone (n.) Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness; insensibility; as, a heart of stone..

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Marver :: Marver (n.) A stone, or cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is rolled to give it shape..
Perpender :: Perpender (n.) A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder; -- called also perbend, perpend stone, and perpent stone..
Quarry-faced :: Quarry-faced (a.) Having a face left as it comes from the quarry and not smoothed with the chisel or point; -- said of stones.
Sunstroke :: Sunstone (n.) Aventurine feldspar. See under Aventurine.
Erratic :: Erratic (n.) Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder..
Ligure :: Ligure (n.) A kind of precious stone.
Quoin :: Quoin (n.) to support and steady a stone.
Mossback :: Mossback (n.) A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss.
Hydra :: Hydra (n.) Any small fresh-water hydroid of the genus Hydra, usually found attached to sticks, stones, etc., by a basal sucker..
Crawford :: Crawford (n.) A Crawford peach; a well-known freestone peach, with yellow flesh, first raised by Mr. William Crawford, of New Jersey..
Lapidescent :: Lapidescent (n.) Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone..
Autography :: Autography (n.) A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Naif :: Naif (a.) Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.
Amphicome :: Amphicome (n.) A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination..
Magnetite :: Magnetite (n.) An oxide of iron (Fe3O4) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then called loadstone. It is an important iron ore. Called also magnetic iron..
Acinaceous :: Acinaceous (a.) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them..
Lithontriptic :: Lithontriptic (a.) Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys; as, lithontriptic forceps..
Gunstome :: Gunstome (n.) A cannon ball; -- so called because originally made of stone.
Chisel :: Chisel (n.) A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer..
Limekiln :: Limekiln (n.) A kiln or furnace in which limestone or shells are burned and reduced to lime.
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