flint

flint
1. noun /flɪnt/
a) A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck.
b) A piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark.
2. verb /flɪnt/
To furnish or decorate an object with flint.

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  • flint´i|ly — flint|y «FLIHN tee», adjective, flint|i|er, flint|i|est. 1. made of flint; containing flint: »... some flinty concretions of Late Cretaceous age (Raymond Cecil Moore). 2. Figurative. like flint; very hard; …   Useful english dictionary

  • flint|y — «FLIHN tee», adjective, flint|i|er, flint|i|est. 1. made of flint; containing flint: »... some flinty concretions of Late Cretaceous age (Raymond Cecil Moore). 2. Figurative. like flint; very hard; …   Useful english dictionary

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  • flint — ou flint glass (flint ou flint glas ) s. m. Verre en cristal servant avec le crown glass à faire les lentilles achromatiques des microscopes ; il est constitué par 3 atomes de quadrisilicate de plomb et 2 atomes de quadrisilicate de potasse.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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