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granite (iou)



granite noun & adjective. M17.
[Italian granito lit. 'grained, granular', pa. ppl formation on grano GRAIN noun1.]
A. noun.
Any of a broad class of granular crystalline plutonic rocks, consisting essentially of quartz, orthoclase, feldspar, and mica or hornblende, often used for building. M17.
bite on granite fig. waste pains, persist in vain. graphic granite: see GRAPHIC adjective.
fig. This as the type of something solid, hard, or unyielding; unyielding quality. M19.
= GRANITA. US. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
Consisting or made of granite. E18.
Granite City the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. Granite State US the State of New Hampshire.
fig. Like granite; hard, stern, unfeeling. E20.
Daily Chronicle His countenance expressed neither the..tenderness of the saint nor the granite severity of the prophet.
Comb. & special collocations: granite-porphyry any porphyritic hypabyssal rock of granitic composition; graniteware (a) speckled pottery imitating the appearance of granite; (b) a kind of enamelled ironware.