Jade-stone

  • 61Flint stone — Flint Flint, n. [AS. flint, akin to Sw. flinta, Dan. flint; cf. OHG. flins flint, G. flinte gun (cf. E. flintlock), perh. akin to Gr. ? brick. Cf. {Plinth}.] 1. (Min.) A massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color usually of a gray to… …

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  • 62Jeff Stone (author) — Jeff Stone is an American author, best known for a series of Kung Fu themed books for children called The Five Ancestors , published by Random House.BiographyJeff Stone lives in the Midwest USA with his wife, two kids and their pet python named… …

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  • 63ax-stone — ˈax stone (ˈæksstəʊn) [f. axe n.1 + stone.] A greenish variety of jade or nephrite, used, on account of its toughness, by some of the natives of South America, Polynesia, and other parts, for making their stone hatchets. Pinkerton Petral. I. 348 …

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  • 64Kidney stone — Kidney Kid ney (k[i^]d n[y^]), n.; pl. {Kidneys} (k[i^]d n[i^]z). [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koi[eth]r belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwi[thorn] womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. n[=y]ra, Dan. nyre …

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  • 65Nephritic stone — Nephritic Ne*phrit ic, Nephritical Ne*phrit ic*al, a. [L. nephriticus, Gr. nefritiko s: cf. F. n[ e]phr[ e]tique. See {Nephritis}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) (a) …

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  • 66spleen stone — noun : a green stone (as jade) formerly used for disorders of the spleen …

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  • 67axe-stone — axeˈ stone noun A kind of jade used for making axes • • • Main Entry: ↑axe …

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  • 68green|stone — «GREEN STOHN», noun. 1. any one of various greenish igneous rocks, such as diorite or melaphyre. 2. nephrite, a variety of jade …

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  • 69arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 70List of Jackie Chan Adventures characters — This is a list of characters from the animated television series Jackie Chan Adventures. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Jackie Chan 1.2 Jade Chan 1.3 Uncle Chan …

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