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... n.) The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also natural magnet.(n.) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted; -- called, in ...

... n.) A scale insect. (See below.).(n.) A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.(n.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid, Ctenoid, and Ganoid.(v.t.) To weigh or measure according to a ...