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bluestone

A hard, fine-grained, commonly feldspathic and micaceous sandstone or siltstone of dark greenish to bluish gray color that splits readily […]

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blue stain

A dark stain in the sapwood of some species of trees, usually caused by a fungus; it does not weaken

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blue print

A reproduction of a drawing by means of a contact printing process on lightsensitive paper, producing a negative image consisting

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blue lias lime

(Brit.) A hydraulic lime obtained by burning blue lias limestone. When mixed with water, it has a set which is

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blued

Said of a steel nail surface that has been heated so that its surface takes on an oxidized bluish hue.

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blub

A small hole in a mold or plaster cast, formed by trapped air.

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