pietra — meaning in English
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English meaning
- stone noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.
Senses
pietra is used for these senses in English:
- stone (uncountable, geology) A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
- stone (botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
- stone (medicine) A hard, stone-like deposit.
- stone (printing, historical) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing.
stone — full definition
- noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.
- noun A precious gem, especially a diamond or other jewel.
- noun A British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds, mainly used for a person's body weight.
- noun The hard pit at the center of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.
- verb To throw stones at someone or something, especially as punishment.