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Pietra means " stone" in Italian language. It is also rarely used as a given name (feminine of Pietro, Peter), corresponding at almost to Petra. It may refer to:
Usage examples of "pietra".
He made out the crumbling ledge of pietra serena from which she had no doubt launched her attack.
He accordingly quitted Florence, accompanied by four other messengers, and an his arrival at Pietra Santa, sent to ask from Charles VIII a safe-conduct for himself alone.
Then the conqueror, wishing to see how far the ambassador of the magnificent republic would extend his politeness, replied that this concession was far from satisfying him, and that he still must have the keys of Pietra Santa, Pisa, Librafatta, and Livorno.
Lastly, the Signoria were to recognise the claims of the Duke of Milan over Sarzano and Pietra Santa, and these claims thus recognised, were to be settled by arbitration.
We talked about how Clive had fallen into the pornography business through the Pietra Forte-the so-called Latin-American Connection.
The fireplace was old, carved from gray Florentine pietra serena , and it bore the crest of an ancient and noble family.
Turn-of- the-century furniture filled the picture window: a red velvet sofa with gold piping trimmed with tassels, a hand-carved Italian chestnut chair with dragon arms, and a small Pietra Dura end table with a black marble top.
The friendly relations of Michael Angelo with the natives of Carrara continued until the Pope obliged him to leave their quarries and open up those of Pietra Santa, in Tuscan territory, by which act Michael Angelo lost much time.
Pope which was executed by Maso del Bosco, the coat of arms of the Della Rovere by Battista Benti of Pietra Santa, and the terminal figures by Giacomo del Duca.
Quando arriverai al Lago Kóstha-mérna, alla fine del fiume Zannadorso, raccogli una pietra, battila contro la rupe vicino alla cascata e grida: Ai varden abr du Shur'tugals gata vanta.
Il grande tavolo di legno massiccio con quattro comode sedie imbottite e un camino di pietra contribuivano a fare di questo locale il centro della casa.
Ogni volta che credeva di aver scoperto tutti i loro segreti, accadeva sempre qualcosa che ridimensionava la sua presunzione di conoscerle a fondo: come la comparsa della pietra.
Sapevo che la pietra è comparsa sulla Dorsale grazie alla magia, ma è stata fatta con la magia?
La pietra dondolava furiosamente sulla mensola, cozzando contro la parete.
E pavimento di pietra era coperto da un tappeto ovale, dal disegno intricato.