Stone

  • 11STONE, I.F. — STONE, I.F. (Isidore Feinstein; 1907–1989), U.S. journalist, born in Philadelphia. Stone edited the liberal weekly The Nation, 1940–46. From 1952 until 1971 he published I.F. Stone s Weekly written by himself and noted for its criticism of… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 12stone- — [stōn] 〚/span> STONE, with the sense of “like, or as is, a stone”〛 combining form very, completely: used in hyphenated compounds [stone blind, stone broke] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 13stone- — [stōn] [< STONE, with the sense of “like, or as is, a stone”] combining form very, completely: used in hyphenated compounds [stone blind, stone broke] …

    English World dictionary

  • 14stone me! — and stone the crows! (slang) Expressions of astonishment • • • Main Entry: ↑stone * * * stone me! (or stone the crows!) Brit., informal an exclamation of surprise or shock …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 15stone me! — ► stone me! (or stone the crows!) Brit. informal an exclamation of surprise or shock. Main Entry: ↑stone …

    English terms dictionary

  • 16Stone — Très répandu en Grande Bretagne (forme génitive : Stones), désigne celui qui habite un lieu rocheux ou est originaire d une localité appelée Stone …

    Noms de famille

  • 17stone me — ˌstone the ˈcrows | ˌstone ˈme idiom (old fashioned, BrE) used to express surprise, shock, anger, etc. Main entry: ↑stoneidiom …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 18Stone [1] — Stone (engl., spr. Stohn, d.i. Stein), englisches Gewicht, bes. für Wolle – 14 Pfund Avoirdupois, s.u. Großbritannien (Geogr.) …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 19Stone [2] — Stone (spr. Stohn), Stadt in der englischen Grafschaft Stafford, am Trent, Grand Trunk Kanal u. der Eisenbahn von London nach Liverpool; Schuhmacherei; 3500 Ew …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 20Stone [1] — Stone (spr. ßtōn, »Stein«), engl. Handelsgewicht von meistens 1/2 Quarter od. 14 Pounds avdp. = 6,3503 kg, bei Wolle 1/2 Tod = 2 Cloves, bei Mehl (Peck) 1/4 Bushel; abweichend für Hanf 32, für Flachs in Belfast 163/4 und anderswo 24, für …

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