madstone
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The walls were of coral, the roof of jadestone and chalcedony, and the floors were of the finest mother-of-pearl.
From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) by Various
The walls were of coral, the roof of jadestone and chrysoprase, and the floors were of the finest mother-of-pearl.
From Japanese Fairy Tales by Ozaki, Yei Theodora
They are chiefly made of gold and silver and jadestone, and vary in prices from a few shillings up to as many pounds.
From Sidelights on Chinese Life by Macgowan, J. (John)
But noticing in the winter apartment a jadestone bowl, full of single narcissi, in clusters of three or five, Pao-yü began praising their beauty with all the language he could command.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
