lydian stone — noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: translation of Latin lapis lydius, translation of Greek lydia lithos : touchstone * * * Lydian stone noun Touchstone • • • Main Entry: ↑Lydian … Useful english dictionary
Lydian stone — noun see touchstone I * * * Lydian stone noun Touchstone • • • Main Entry: ↑Lydian … Useful english dictionary
lydian-stone — n. Touchstone, criterion, basanite … New dictionary of synonyms
Lydian — Lyd i*an, a. [L. Lydius, fr. Lydia, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; said especially of one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which was of a soft, pathetic … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stone — Synonyms and related words: Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, anklet, anthraconite, aplite, aquamarine, arch, armlet, ashlar, asphalt, aventurine,… … Moby Thesaurus
Lydian language — For other uses, see Lydian (disambiguation). Lydian Spoken in Lydia Extinct 1st c. BC Language family Indo European Anatolian … Wikipedia
Lydian language — one of the ancient Anatolian languages. Documents in Lydian number more than a hundred, including inscriptions on stone and coins and graffiti on various objects. The vast majority were found by American excavators in and around Sardis, the … Universalium
Irish touchstone — Touchstone Touch stone , n. 1. (Min.) Lydian stone; basanite; so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See {Basanite}. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Any test … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Touchstone — Touch stone , n. 1. (Min.) Lydian stone; basanite; so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See {Basanite}. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Any test or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tynron — TYNRON, a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 4½ miles (W. S. W.) from Thornhill, containing 474 inhabitants, of whom nearly 80 are in the village. The name, of Gaelic origin, is in different records written Tyndron, Tintroyn, and Tindroyn, and … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
