hard stone

noun

: an opaque usually semiprecious stone that can be shaped or carved (as for jewelry or mosaics)

Examples of hard stone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The designs from this period were incredibly bold, using hard stone dials, sculptural gold bracelets, openwork construction, and strong geometric shapes, often built around mechanical movements. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026

As the song unfolds, their voices begin to braid together like twin strands of ivy—a Scottish lilt and a Montana twang—creeping across a hard stone wall of fuzzy grunge guitars. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026

Clean, elevated, hard stone pendants are made easy to wear, when casually strung on a leather cord. — Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

And of course, the label on her crayon design in collaboration with Crayola can be personalized, while different colors are represented by hard stone leads and bottoms. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hard stone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone