Archeological evidence indicates that the mineral has been mined and smelted to obtain copper at Timna Valley in Israel for over 3,000 years. Since then, malachite has been used as both an ornamental stone and as a gemstone.
Definition of bane. 1a obsolete : killer, slayerb : poisonc : death, destruction stop the way of those that seek my bane â Philip Sidneyd : woe. 2 : a source of harm or ruin : curse national frontiers have been more of a bane than a boon for mankind â D. C. Thomson.
Full Definition of HEDGE. 1. a: a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees b: barrier, limit. 2. : a means of protection or defense (as against financial loss). 3. : a calculatedly noncommittal or evasive statement. See hedge defined for English-language learners. See hedge defined for kids.