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ballas

[ bal-uhs ]

/ ˈbæl əs /

noun (used with a singular verb)Mineralogy.

a spherical aggregate of small diamond crystals used for drilling and for various industrial purposes.

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Origin of ballas

Apparently variant of balas in phrase balas ruby spinel ruby, balas being taken to mean “spinel”

Words nearby ballas

ball-and-socket joint, Ballantyne, Ballarat, Ballard, Ballardian, ballas, ballast, ballast line, ballast pocket, ballata, ball bearing

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This cannot be distinguished from certain fragments obtained in the Neolithic cemetery at Ballas.
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The crucial case at Ballas was the secondary burial of a Libyan found in one of a group of stairway mastabas.
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The sides of one Neolithic tomb at Ballas were lined with bars of this kind.
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These cists were found at Ballas both in “stairway” tombs and in open Neolithic graves.
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A rough example of No. 44 was found at Ballas, used anciently as a lamp with floating wick.
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