Definition of stone

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Stone (n.) Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones..

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Quarrier :: Quarrier (n.) A worker in a stone quarry.
Lapidate :: Lapidate (v. t.) To stone.
Adularia :: Adularia (n.) A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries moonstone..
Flag :: Flag (v. t.) To lay with flags of flat stones.
Helminthite :: Helminthite (n.) One of the sinuous tracks on the surfaces of many stones, and popularly considered as worm trails..
Ashler :: Ashler (n.) Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone..
Clastic :: Clastic (a.) Fragmental; made up of brok/ fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock..
Cubile :: Cubile (n.) The lowest course of stones in a building.
Keystone :: Keystone (n.) The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of Arch..
Gravestone :: Gravestone (n.) A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone..
Felstone :: Felstone (n.) See Felsite.
Perlid :: Perlid (n.) Any insect of the genus Perla, or family Perlidae. See Stone fly, under Stone..
Ferrocalcite :: Ferrocalcite (n.) Limestone containing a large percentage of iron carbonate, and hence turning brown on exposure..
Bdellium :: Bdellium (n.) An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (Gen. ii. 12, and Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia..
Stonegall :: Stone-deaf (a.) As deaf as a stone; completely deaf.
Moraine :: Moraine (n.) An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier.
Perpend Stone :: Perpend stone () See Perpender.
Scabling :: Scabling (n.) A fragment or chip of stone.
Quartern :: Quartern (n.) A quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill. (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.)..
Alunite :: Alunite (n.) Alum stone.
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