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.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: pelt, n. a raw hide: the quarry or prey of a hawk all torn.âns. Peltâ²monger, a dealer in skins; Peltâ²ry, the skins of animals with the fur on them: furs.