A piece of rock or hard mineral substance (other than metal) of a small or moderate size.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] (131) stonec888 A piece of rock or hard mineral substance (other than metal) of a small or moderate size. honeeOE A pointed or projecting rock, esp. one used as a landmark or to mark a boundary. Obsolete. flintc1300 A nodule or pebble of flint. In early and poetic use often applied to any hard piece of stone. rock1677 Originally North American. A stone of moderate size, esp. one used as a projectile. Cf. stone, n. 1a. St. Stephen's loaf1694 †assize loaf, a loaf of the weight fixed by the assize of bread (31 Geo. II. c. 29). †church loaf = holy loaf, n. †prized loaf, a loaf of the… dornick1840 A pebble, stone, or small boulder. Subcategories:— a small stone (3) — perforated (2) — cobble (9) — pebble (12) — wind-shaped stone (1) — containing fossil (4) — concretionary or nodular (24) — meteorite (45) — stone with mythical properties (8) — other stones (17) |
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