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  • 31Carved 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… …

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  • 32List of decorative stone — Geographical list of stone used for decorative purposes in construction and sculpture; currently or historically produced in various countries.: * For generic petrological rock types, see: List of rock types Belgium *Limestone Canada *… …

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  • 33Anchor Stone Blocks — ( de. Anker Steinbaukasten) are stone building blocks made in Rudolstadt, Germany. They are so precisely cut and polished that they fit together perfectly. They are made in three colors in imitation of the red brick, tan limestone, and blue slate …

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  • 34Druid stone — Sarsen Sar sen, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.] One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; called also {sarsen stone}, and {Druid stone}. [Eng.] [1913… …

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  • 35sarsen stone — Sarsen Sar sen, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.] One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; called also {sarsen stone}, and {Druid stone}. [Eng.] [1913… …

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  • 36Bargate stone — is a highly durable form yes of sandstone, which was quarried for centuries in south west Surrey, England particularly around Guildford and Godalming. It owes its yellow, ‘butter’ colouring to the high iron oxide content.Bargate is to be found in …

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  • 37chalkstone — chalk·stone chȯk .stōn n a concretion resembling chalk that is composed mainly of urate of sodium and found esp. in and about the small joints of persons suffering from gout: TOPHUS …

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  • 38chalkstone — chalk•stone [[t]ˈtʃɔkˌstoʊn[/t]] n. pat a chalklike concretion in the tissues or small joints of a person with gout • Etymology: 1730–40 …

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  • 39Denmark — • History includes politics, religion, literary, and art Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Denmark     Denmark     † …

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  • 40English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …

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