Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A disease of the hair observed in South America (Colombia), marked by the formation of numerous minute beadlike enlargements.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
hair disease caused by afungus .
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Examples
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A Spanish physician joked that the Aztecs valued it so much they used it to cure diseases of the kidneys, so it was dubbed piedra de la ijada , "stone of the loin," later Anglicized to "jade."
Nothing Gold Can Stay Hugh Thomson 2011
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At the entrance to a local primary school, a group of four men sat and smoked what appeared to be crack cocaine, what locals call "piedra" or rock.
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Blocks used in construction are either made of "cemento" or "piedra volcanica", based on the local vernacular of albañiles.
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Mojón o poste de piedra, por lo común labrada, que sirve para indicar la dirección o la distancia en los caminos o para delimitar terrenos.
Hito 2009
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Mojón o poste de piedra, por lo común labrada, que sirve para indicar la dirección o la distancia en los caminos o para delimitar terrenos.
Hito 2009
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Blocks used in construction are either made of "cemento" or "piedra volcanica", based on the local vernacular of albañiles.
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He came around the corner to wait for my answer, and just shook his head, mumbling something about "esta mujer", and "cabeza como piedra."
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By Dormitorio con textura de piedra en la pared on April 25, 2010 at 6: 06 pm
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He came around the corner to wait for my answer, and just shook his head, mumbling something about "esta mujer", and "cabeza como piedra."
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By Milan 2010: piedra para las paredes de un dormitorio, Decoración 2.0 on April 26, 2010 at 10: 58 am
hernesheir commented on the word piedra
Is there another, English medical term for the condition described in the definition?
November 8, 2011