n. A piece of rock of small or moderate size.n. The hard material of which rock consists: in contradistinction to metal, wood, etc.n. A piece of rock of a determined size, shape, or quality, or used for a defined purpose: as, a grindstone; a hearthstone; an altar-stone.n. A gravestone; a monument or memorial tablet.n. A millstone.n. Iu printing, an imposing-stone.n. In glass manufacturing, a fiattening-stone.n. A precious stone; a gem. See precious.n. A small, hard, rounded object resembling a stone or pebble: as, a hail-stone; a gall-stone; an ear-stone.n. The glass of a mirror; a mirror of crystal.n. A common measure of weight in use throughout the northwest and central countries of Europe, but varying much in different countries.n. Synonyms andn. See rock.Made of stone: as, a stone house; a stone wall.Made of stoneware: as, a stone jar; a stone mug.To throw stones at; pelt with stones.To make like stone; harden.To free from stones, as fruit.To provide or fit with stones, as by lining, walling, or facing: as, to stone a well or a road.In leather manufacturing, to work (the leather) with a stock-stone to reduce it to uniform thickness, stretch it, and make it smooth-grained.n. An imitation atone made up of red, yellow, blue, and green glass in small particles, which is cut in brilliant form and extensively sold by Armenian and Syrian dealers.