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(Encyclopedia)semiprecious stone: see gem.turtle stone
(Encyclopedia)turtle stone: see concretion.precious stone
(Encyclopedia)precious stone: see gem.stone marten
(Encyclopedia)stone marten: see marten.philosopher's stone
(Encyclopedia)philosopher's stone: see alchemy. ...Rosetta Stone
(Encyclopedia)Rosetta Stone: see under Rosetta. ...stone curlew
(Encyclopedia)stone curlew: see thick-knee.Stone Town
(Encyclopedia)Stone Town, Zanzibar: see Zanzibar, city. ...Stone, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Stone, Robert, 1937–2015, American novelist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. During his early years he was in the Navy, and later he joined Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters in their drug-enhanced adventures. He...Stone, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Stone, Thomas, 1743–87, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Charles co., Md. A lawyer, he was (1775–78) a delegate to the Continental Congres...Browse by Subject
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