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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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STOCKS; POrhe Strip. C’arpenters call a Frame
oE Timber, and srear Posts made a Thore ro buila
Pinnaces, Verches, Boars, and luch small CratE,
arid Cometires (mall Frisars: Hlence we laY, a
Shipis on the Stockes, when se is a Buildins.
STOLOHES, are che Suchers wtrich sprins up
trom the LOOc oF any Trec or Planc; and wticti,
il nor cur of, wil hinder che Thririns of che
Tree,
STOMACTTOS, in Anaromy, is nocche Scomach
oF an Animal, FOr chat is called Vencriculus; but IS
properly che leEc or upver Oritice oF che Vencricle,
or Scomach, by wrhich Meats are receired into it.
Tochis Parr descend Nerres From che eighch Pair
and intercostal Nerres, and are mixed and inter-
voren ichone anocher. TheCrecks call ic naosio,
the (scart: Whence ic is chac a Pain wvhich islome-
times fele in chis Pare, is corrupely called rhe Feart
burn; and che Resion of che Scomach hereabour is
called also Scrobiculus Cordis, Or the eart- Pit. IF
hach irs Fibres Orbicular, rhac its Oritice may cx-
actly Muc or close uxon che Meat and Drink re-
ceired into the Scomach, ro prevene Lumes comine
ux trom chence co aftect thé HPead, and ro hinder
Concoction.
STOHES, are such kind oF Mlinerals as are harc
and Friable: T0 wetich also Bimop Wiltins an-
Rexes.
Farthy Concretions, as beine ot a midelle Plature
betreen Siones and MetalS, buc are more SoIt
ulvalls and Bricele chan che Former. And that
Creat Man distinsuistres Stones into
r. Vulzar, and oF no Price.
2. Midale- priced.
3. Precions: And these arc oF 2 kindo, cirher
more Or less Fransparent.
P. Vulgar Stones, Ox Tuch as are DE lirtle OF HO
Price, are distinguistable from cheir difsereneMas
nicudes, Vses, Consistences, into che
Greater Magnitudes oF Stone; uled cirher a
bout
Buildines; Wwhether ot
WValls; ChieAy being ot a
Soster Consistence, Whether Nacural, 
Factirious.
Frec-Sione.
Brick.
Farder Consistence; nor casily vieldine ic
the ToOl oE che WV orkman, growine
cither in
Crenter Masses
RaBe
Tesser Masses; mherher luch as are
For cheir Figure
More Rnobbed and Onequal, ulea LOK
the Scrikcing of Pire, cicher che more
common, Wvhich is lels heavy 3 Or
che less common, wrhich is more
heauy, es havine lomethins in it ot
a Metalline Mixture.
Flint.
3 Marchasite, Firestone
LMore Round and Rven.
A Pibble.
Roos Ox Pavement, beins oF 2 laminated Fi
L sure, cither Nacural or P’actirious
State
Tile.
Metals cirher For the
oucisstone
Polithins ex curcms en ens veng Csnet et
more sponss an s et et a MOC MLO
contistence
Pumice
Fmry
Lesser Magnicudes, cicher more or less minate
Sand
Gravel
Shmns comute, or capacteu, Wcistet ot 2
Alabaster.
Sonecme WWhite, Comctime Black, Or Oreon
ald somerime Variesated wirh Veins, sron
ins in sreater Or lesser Mases.
AGat
Sporred wich Ked upon a greenim Colour, Or
wirh Spors ot Cod colour uxon Blue
Faspis, LACHOErOPC
Transparency, cirher
serelle, chier traculat or L’actirious.
Crystal. ine.
lass
CFistil, inco Flakes, euHer Blcauet O sesser.
20 Lade prd Stores, at
Simple Vhire Colour, and more Pot consistence
Marble, Porphyrie.
azul, AZure KonC
Selenire, Muscovia slaso, isine elase
OF BraIS
alte
Load stoni
Relarion 10 Mecals; avractine ot Hon. or ma
Cadmia, Calaminaris
Incombuble Nature.
amiantus.
Stranse Original; noc beins property Minerals
cho ulually reckoned amoriste cnet, vul et
cher a Sub marine Plant, or supposedto proceed
IFOI a Liquid Bitumen.
Coral-ine
amber.
There aresereral orte Rony Consistences men-
tioned in che Auchors wrho Wrice de Lapidibus.
Some char are found in the Bodies of Animals,
Several oF which are Denominated HoM eHC An
mals in which chey are Found; 25 Alectorius, Cheli-
their Scomachs, Gurs, Bladders, Kidners, (9c.
donti Bezoai, I. Scrsate peculiar Names
Erem cheir sups, ad ous assopta 66
Orhers made oE Animals, Or parrs ot Animals pe-
bles.
erisu d Witeluas d susiclentis expressd, wich.
ue beine pallulas plorided tor in chie Fa
3. Pre