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111Foil stone — Foil Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil …
112cairngorm-stone — cairngormˈ or cairngormˈ stone noun A semi precious stone, a brown or yellow quartz found in the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland • • • Main Entry: ↑cairn …
113semiprecious stone — n. gemstone that is not commercially valuable but is as expensive or rare as a precious stone …
114star stone — /ˈsta stoʊn/ (say stah stohn) noun any precious stone exhibiting asterism …
115adder stone — noun Etymology: so called from the belief that it is formed by adders and is efficacious against snakebite : a precious stone formerly believed to be efficacious in drawing out poison; especially : a highly absorbent aluminous gem …
116Philosopher's stone — The philosopher s stone ( la. lapis philosophorum; Greek: chrysopoeia ) is a legendary substance, supposedly capable of turning inexpensive metals into gold; it was also sometimes believed to be an elixir of life, useful for rejuvenation and… …
117Douglas Maxwell Stone — For other persons of a similar name, see Douglas Stone (disambiguation). Douglas Maxwell Stone also known as Doug Stone (born 26 June 1948) is an Australian geologist, author, publisher, farmer and businessman. He was born in Kew, Victoria, and… …
118Nicholas Stone — For other people of the same name, see Nick Stone. Engraving of the now lost monument to Nicholas Stone (centre) and his son Nicholas Stone (1586/87[1] – 24 August 1647) was an English sculptor and architect. In 1619 he was appointed master mason …
119Westminster Stone theory — The Westminster Stone theory refers to the belief held by some historians and scholars that the stone which traditionally rests under the Coronation Chair is not the true Stone of Destiny but a thirteenth century substitute. Since the chair has… …
120500 величайших песен всех времён по версии журнала Rolling Stone — Обложка журнала «Rolling Stone» с 500 лучшими песнями всех времен, 2004 Журнал Rolling Stone (выпуск № 963) опубликовал список 500 лучших песен всех времён[1] 9 …
