hard stone

noun

Definition of hard stone

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

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Kidney stones develop when salt and other minerals found in urine stick together and form into hard stone-like deposits. — Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, "9 Causes of Smelly Urine—and What to Do About It," 31 July 2019 It Up Alternating materials, like gold with hard stones or mother of pearl, add visual interest. — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, "Will These Gold Chains Make You Look Like Jackie O in the Summer?," 24 July 2019 Unlike a hard stone, Wilson’s voice is warm, like a low soothing hum with a touch of soul. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Charlotte Day Wilson Will Put You In Your Feelings," 26 June 2018 Someone a little like us invested extra time and effort to enact these shapes on hard stone. — Jason Farago, New York Times, "Was Australopithecus an Artist?," 1 Feb. 2018 The animating premise appears to be that Hamlet and Ophelia (Gayle Rankin) are naïve youngsters who are broken on the hard stone of reality. — Terry Teachout, WSJ, "‘Hamlet’ Review: A Star Vehicle That’s Worth the Ride," 13 July 2017 The artists would have rubbed down the surface of the stone slab with a harder stone, like quartzite, until the surface was smooth. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "Prehistoric Pointillism? Long Before Seurat, Ancient Artists Chiseled Mammoths Out of Dots," 27 Feb. 2017

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