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stone curlew
(Encyclopedia) stone curlew: see thick-knee.stone marten
(Encyclopedia) stone marten: see marten.Stone Town
(Encyclopedia) Stone Town, Zanzibar: see Zanzibar, city.semiprecious stone
(Encyclopedia) semiprecious stone: see gem.precious stone
(Encyclopedia) precious stone: see gem.Moabite stone
(Encyclopedia) Moabite stoneMoabite stonemōˈəbītˌ [key], ancient slab of stone erected in 850 b.c. by King Mesha of Moab; it contains a long inscription commemorating a victory in his revolt against…mocha stone
(Encyclopedia) mocha stone: see agate.philosopher's stone
(Encyclopedia) philosopher's stone: see alchemy.turtle stone
(Encyclopedia) turtle stone: see concretion.Acton, Sir John Francis Edward
(Encyclopedia) Acton, Sir John Francis Edward, 1736?–1811, Neapolitan statesman of British origin, b. Besançon, France. Called upon by Queen Marie Caroline and King Ferdinand IV of Naples (later…