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De - Pt| English Dictionary: gritrock | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for gritrock | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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3. pl. Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats. 4. (Geol.) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also {gritrock} and {gritstone.} The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit. 5. Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit. 6. Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude. --C. Reade. E. P. Whipple. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Gritrock \Grit"rock`\ (gr[icr]t"r[ocr]k`), Gritstone \Grit"stone`\ (-st[omac]n`)n. (Geol.) See {Grit}, n., 4. | |
