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Adamant :: Adamant (n.) A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness; but in modern mineralogy it has no technical signification. It is now a rhetorical or poetical name for the embodiment of impenetrable hardness.

Nitrocellulose :: Nitrocellulose (n.) See Gun cotton, under Gun..

Skittish :: Skittish (v. t.) Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle.

Intonation :: Intonation (n.) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.

Diamond :: Diamond (n.) A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness..

Exoskeletal :: Exoskeletal (a.) Pertaining to the exoskeleton; as exoskeletal muscles.

Offering :: Offering (n.) That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering..

Felstone :: Felstone (n.) See Felsite.

Intonation :: Intonation (n.) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false..

Steen :: Steen (n.) A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening..

Grison :: Grison (n.) A South American monkey (Lagothrix infumatus), said to be gluttonous..

Tonsilotomy :: Tonsilotomy (n.) The operation of removing the tonsil, or a portion thereof..

Hearthstone :: Hearthstone (n.) Stone forming the hearth; hence, the fireside; home..

Cottonwood :: Cottonwood (n.) An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P. monilifera and P. angustifolia of the Western United States..

Wheatstone''s Bridge :: Wheatstone's bridge () See under Bridge.

Dolomite :: Dolomite (n.) A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called bitter spar..

Face :: Face (v. t.) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface..

Close-tongued :: Close-tongued (a.) Closemouthed; silent.

Flourish :: Flourish (v. i.) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion..

Fibre :: Fibre (n.) A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax, hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures..

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