Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)Smithsonite

  2. (uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dry, bone.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

    deEin fröhlich Herz macht das Leben lustig; aber ein betrübter Mut vertrocknet das Gebein.

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Origin

Some specimens resemble dried bone.

Some specimens resemble dried bone.

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See also

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