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Discover LudwigThe phrase "set a stone" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a common idiomatic expression that means to place a stone in a specific position or to lay the foundation for something. Here are a few examples: - "The mason carefully set each stone in place to create the beautiful stone wall." - "The ancient ritual involved setting a stone at the entrance of the temple for good luck." - "Before beginning construction, they had to first set the foundation stones." - "She set a small stone on the edge of the river as a memorial for her beloved dog." - "The jeweler expertly set the diamond into the gold band."
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In five days a complete beginner can create a ring, pendant and learn how to set a stone. .
Richard Peduzzi's handsome set, a stone affair with a raised area in back and a large vaulted opening, looks standard, but Caroline de Vivaise's costumes discreetly update the action.
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Ms. Larsen set the texts like a jeweler setting a stone, displaying them rather than obscuring them, in dramatic recitative declamations punctuated with musical events -- high fioritura runs, or a downward tumble in the piano part -- to highlight important words.
Over the course of eight two-hour sessions, Mr. Messin was teaching Mr. Daly and his fellow participants, Marisa Bastin, of Amagansett, and Tina Catanzaro, of Westhampton, techniques like carving a jewelry design in wax, soldering silver, setting a stone and using a polishing machine.
3. Set a pizza stone in the upper third of the oven and preheat the oven to 500°F, allowing at least 30 minutes for the stone to preheat.
Jewelry stores carry higher-grade CZ jewelry, and will even set a loose stone for you in order to create a custom CZ ring.
Just because you do something one year, that doesn't mean you've set a tradition in stone.
Wherever you set it, a stone is a stone.
A wooden vanity is set into a stone wall.
The artist repeatedly depicted flowers and fruits set on a stone ledge like precious objects.
The gardens include one that incorporates a stained-glass window set in a stone wall.
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