Sentence examples for harder stone from inspiring English sources

The Greeks learned the techniques of handling the harder stone in Egypt, and at home they turned to the fine white marble of the Cyclades islands (mainly Paros and Naxos) for their materials.

These were designed by the college architect and surveyor (Reuben England) and built in Doulting stone with Clipsham stone dressings, experience having shown that Doulting stone lasts longer when used in combination with a harder stone.

Strike it once with a harder stone.

Steel was strong but heavy, stone hard but brittle.

The ancient Maya quarried immense quantities of building stone (usually limestone), which they cut by using harder stones such as chert.

Carnelian was highly valued and used in rings and signets by the Greeks and Romans, some of whose intaglios have retained their high polish better than many harder stones.

A diamond tip is best for engraving harder stones or glass.

It is warm sand to Jerusalem's hard stone.

The name silicon derives from the Latin silex or silicis, meaning "flint" or "hard stone".

The hard stone, usually diorite, is carved with obvious mastery and brought to a fine finish.

The fruit contains a hard stone that encloses six to nine seeds.