flint

  • 31flint — s. m. Lente à base de chumbo, dispersiva e altamente refringente.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa …

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  • 32Flint — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Flint est un mot anglais signifiant silex. Sommaire 1 Personnalités 2 Géographie …

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  • 33flint — flintlike, adj. /flint/, n. 1. a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous. 2. a piece of this, esp. as used for striking fire. 3. a chunk of this used as a primitive tool or as the core from …

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  • 34Flint — This interesting surname has a number of possible origins. The first of these derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century word flint , and is a topographical surname denoting residence near a conspicuous outcrop of flint rock, while the second… …

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  • 35Flint — 1 Original name in latin Flint Name in other language Flint, Y Fflint State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 53.24488 latitude 3.13231 altitude 29 Population 12068 Date 2011 07 31 2 Original name in latin Flint Name in other… …

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  • 36flint — [[t]flɪ̱nt[/t]] flints 1) N UNCOUNT Flint is a very hard greyish black stone that was used in former times for making tools. ...a flint arrowhead. ...eyes the colour of flint. 2) N COUNT A flint is a small piece of flint which can be struck with… …

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  • 37Flint, F.S. — ▪ British poet in full  Frank Stuart Flint   born Dec. 19, 1885, London, Eng. died Feb. 28, 1960, Berkshire       English poet and translator, prominent in the Imagist movement (expression of precise images in free verse), whose best poems… …

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  • 38flint — n. 1 a a hard grey stone of nearly pure silica occurring naturally as nodules or bands in chalk. b a piece of this esp. as flaked or ground to form a primitive tool or weapon. 2 a piece of hard alloy of rare earth metals used to give an igniting… …

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  • 39Flint — n. 1 a a hard grey stone of nearly pure silica occurring naturally as nodules or bands in chalk. b a piece of this esp. as flaked or ground to form a primitive tool or weapon. 2 a piece of hard alloy of rare earth metals used to give an igniting… …

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  • 40flint — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German flins pebble, hard stone Date: before 12th century 1. a massive hard dark quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel 2. an implement of flint used in prehistoric… …

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