Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compact, fine-grained, homogeneous rock fit to be used for hones; a very silicious clay slate, having a conchoidal fracture across the grain of the rock. Also called
novaculite .
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Examples
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I was pointed to some good specimens of novaclite or honestone.
Mountain Scenery. The Scenery of the Mountains of Western North Carolina and Northwestern South Carolina. Henry E. Colton 1859
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Comparing Bashor-Linwood to honestone (Anonymous) says …
LJWorld.com stories: News < 2010
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Are they gonna hire some cuzins and render them homeless out at the Farmland Industry Site? honestone (Anonymous) says …
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ANY reason … but this should be considered a cost saving ingredient. honestone (Anonymous) says …
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But a lost job, sickness or injury, fire, or transportation breakdown has put them on the street. honestone (Anonymous) says …
LJWorld.com stories: News By E. Kent Hayes - Lawrence 2009
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JW archives will not allow me locate that information without an exact wording and spelling honestone (Anonymous) says …
LJWorld.com stories: News By E. Kent Hayes - Lawrence 2009
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