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Purbeck Stone :: Purbeck stone () A limestone from the Isle of Purbeck in England.

Copestone :: Copestone (n.) A stone for coping. See Coping.

Lithography :: Lithography (n.) The art or process of putting designs or writing, with a greasy material, on stone, and of producing printed impressions therefrom. The process depends, in the main, upon the antipathy between grease and water, which prevents a printing ink containing oil from adhering to wetted parts of the stone not covered by the design. See Lithographic limestone, under Lithographic..

Footstone :: Footstone (n.) The stone at the foot of a grave; -- opposed to headstone.

Purbeck Beds :: Purbeck beds () The strata of the Purbeck stone, or Purbeck limestone, belonging to the Oolitic group. See the Chart of Geology..

Broach :: Broach (n.) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool..

Stone :: Stone (n.) The glass of a mirror; a mirror.

Hydractinian :: Hydractinian (n.) Any species or marine hydroids, of the genus Hydractinia and allied genera. These hydroids form, by their rootstalks, a firm, chitinous coating on shells and stones, and esp. on spiral shells occupied by hermit crabs. See Illust. of Athecata..

Peastone :: Peastone (n.) Pisolite.

Borer :: Borer (n.) Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances..

Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.

Medusa :: Medusa (n.) The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked upon her were turned into stone..

Needlestone :: Needlestone (n.) Natrolite; -- called also needle zeolite.

Cockshy :: Cockshy (n.) An object at which stones are flung.

Jerk :: "Jerk (v. t.) To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone..

Skirlcrake :: Skirlcrake (n.) The turnstone.

Chip :: Chip (n.) A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument..

Bed :: Bed (v. t.) To dress or prepare the surface of stone) so as to serve as a bed.

Zechstein :: Zechstein (n.) The upper division of the Permian (Dyas) of Europe. The prevailing rock is a magnesian limestone.

Crib :: Crib (n.) A structure of logs to be anchored with stones; -- used for docks, pier, dams, etc..

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