Definitions
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- adj. of, or relating to antimony
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Antimonic; -- used with reference to certain compounds of antimony.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Same as antimonic.
Etymologies
Latin stibium, antimony, + -ic (Wiktionary)
Examples
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But Jezabel, hearing of his coming in, painted her face with stibic stone, and adorned her head, and looked out of a window.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 12: 4 Kings The Challoner Revision
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But when thou art spoiled what wilt thou do? though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, and paintest thy eyes with stibic stone, thou shalt dress thyself out in vain: thy lovers have despised thee, they will seek thy life.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 28: Jeremias The Challoner Revision
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But Jezabel hearing of his coming in, painted her face with stibic stone, and adorned her head, and looked out of
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