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• serpentine — serpentine1 /serr peuhn teen , tuyn /, adj., n., v., serpentined, serpentining. adj. 1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement. 2. having a winding course, as a road; sinuous. 3. shrewd, wily, or cunning. n. 4. a… …   Universalium

• Serpentine group — The serpentine group describes a group of common rock forming hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate ((magnesium, iron)3silicon|2oxygen|5hydroxide|4) minerals; they may contain minor amounts of other elements including chromium, manganese, cobalt… …   Wikipedia

• stone — Synonyms and related words: Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, anklet, anthraconite, aplite, aquamarine, arch, armlet, ashlar, asphalt, aventurine,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Stone —    Egypt is rich in a variety of stones used for both construction and art. Stone was first used for construction in Early Dynastic tombsat Saqqaraand Abydos. The first fully stone building was the step pyramid of Djoser allegedly designed by… …   Ancient Egypt

• Carved Stone Balls — are petrospheres, usually round and rarely oval. They have protruding knobs on the surface, from 3 to 160 in number. Their size is fairly uniform, they date from the late Neolithic to possibly the Iron Age and are mainly found in Scotland. They… …   Wikipedia

• Dimension stone — Large blocks of granite dimension stone being loaded at Teignmouth in 1827. Dimension stone is natural stone or rock that has been selected and fabricated (i.e., trimmed, cut, drilled, ground, or other) to specific sizes or shapes. Color, texture …   Wikipedia

• Lizard stone — Lizard Liz ard, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l[ e]zard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. {Alligator}, {Lacerta}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order {Lacertilia}; sometimes, also applied… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ophite — ophitic /oh fit ik/, adj. /of uyt, oh fuyt/, n. Petrol. a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene. [1350 1400; ME ophites < L ophites serpentine stone < Gk ophítes (líthos) serpentine (stone), equiv. to óph(is)… …   Universalium

• ophite — I. fīt noun ( s) Etymology: Latin, from Greek ophitēs (lithos), literally, serpentine stone, from ophitēs like a snake, from ophis …   Useful english dictionary

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