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specular stones

specular stones is the plural of specular stone.

Meaning of specular stone

Noun

specular stone (countable and uncountable, plural specular stones)

  1. (historical) A type of transparent stone (lapides speculares) that was used in classical times for glazing, adding sparkle to floor coverings, etc. Various modern authors have identified this stone as selenite, talc, or mica.
    • Specular Stones were a shining kind of Substance, and (according to Basil ) transparent like the Air.1715, Guido Panciroli, Henricus Salmuth, The History of Many Memorable Things Lost, which Were in Use Among the Ancients
  2. Any transparent or translucent stone.
    • They were furnished with wooden sashes in which were placed transparent or specular stones. These were of various kinds:1845, The United States Catholic Magazine and Monthly Review

Questions about specular stones

What is specular stones the plural of?
Specular stones is the plural of specular stone.

Words near specular stones in the dictionary

  1. speculant
  2. speculants
  3. specular
  4. specular iron
  5. specular stone
  6. specular stones
  7. specularise
  8. specularised
  9. specularises
  10. specularising
  11. specularite

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