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Bloodstone :: Bloodstone (n.) Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or streak..

Rammer :: Rammer (n.) An instrument for driving anything with force; as, a rammer for driving stones or piles, or for beating the earth to more solidity.

Chromatic :: Chromatic (a.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale..

Bracing :: Bracing (a.) Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind..

Abdomen :: Abdomen (n.) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity..

Cant :: Cant (v. i.) To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singsong tone..

Jadeite :: "Jadeite (n.) See Jade, the stone..

Tone :: Tone (n.) Tonicity; as, arterial tone..

Rose-cut :: Rose-cut (a.) Cut flat on the reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets in rows; -- said of diamonds and other precious stones. See Rose diamond, under Rose. Cf. Brilliant, n..

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

Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture..

Propione :: Propione (n.) The ketone of propionic acid, obtained as a colorless fragrant liquid..

Harmonica :: Harmonica (n.) A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones..

Petro- :: Petro- () A combining form from Gr. / a rock, / a stone; as, petrology, petroglyphic..

Oxime :: Oxime (n.) One of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.

Bolas :: Bolas (n. sing. & pl.) A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; -- used by the Gauchos of South America, and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal..

Polyphonic :: Polyphonic (a.) Consisting of several tone series, or melodic parts, progressing simultaneously according to the laws of counterpoint; contrapuntal; as, a polyphonic composition; -- opposed to homophonic, or monodic..

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..

Noyau :: Noyau (n.) A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc..

Tritone :: Tritone (n.) A superfluous or augmented fourth.

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