gran|ite

gran|ite
gran|ite «GRAN iht», noun.
1. a very hard, igneous rock, made up chiefly of the minerals quartz and feldspar, usually with mica and hornblende. Granite is usually gray and is much used for buildings and monuments.
2. Figurative. hardness, as of mind or heart; stoniness: »

granite-faced, granite-jawed, a heart of granite.

[< Italian granito grained, past participle of granire yield grain < grano grain < Latin grānum]
gran´ite|like´, adjective.

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