veinstone
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Veinstone — Vein stone , n. (Mining) The valueless nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which surrounds the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; gangue; matrix; called also {veinstuff}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
veinstone — [vān′stōn΄] n. GANGUE * * * vein·stone (vānʹstōn ) n. Mineral matter in a vein exclusive of the ore; gangue. * * * … Universalium
veinstone — [vān′stōn΄] n. GANGUE … English World dictionary
veinstone — noun another term for gangue … English new terms dictionary
veinstone — /ˈveɪnstoʊn/ (say vaynstohn) noun → gangue …
veinstone — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: vein (I) + stone : gangue … Useful english dictionary
veinstone n. = GANGUE. — vela pl. of VELUM … Useful english dictionary
veinstuff — Veinstone Vein stone , n. (Mining) The valueless nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which surrounds the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; gangue; matrix; called also {veinstuff}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nethermost Pike — from Grisedale Elevation 891 m (2,923 ft) … Wikipedia
vein — noun /veɪn/ a) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart ...and on a different vein, can we discuss... b) (used in plural veins) The entrails of a shrimp See Also: in the same vein, veined … Wiktionary
