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Literary analysis:

In literary descriptions the term "flint" is sometimes employed to evoke a particular hue as well as the inherent qualities of this hard, durable stone. Authors have described eyes or objects with hues of flint to suggest both a natural, unyielding tone and an almost elemental quality. For instance, an image of "red‐flint eyes" [1] conjures the intense, smoldering warmth of a stone heated by fire, while a comparison to "gray flint" [2] implies a cool, steely resolve. Even when an artifact is characterized as made of "white flint" [3], the color not only identifies its appearance but also hints at the purity and striking texture of the material. This chromatic use of "flint" enriches textual imagery by blending the literal color with the metaphorical traits of hardness and resilience.

The light, red-flint eyes kept flickering and shifting from side to side, and that was the only betrayal of uneasiness apparent.
— from The Angel by Guy Thorne
Loudon, his eyes hard as gray flint, edged noiselessly backward, and sat up behind the outcrop.
— from Paradise Bend by William Patterson White
In Fig. 114 A , is shown a fine gouge of white flint in my own collection.
— from The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments, of Great Britain Second Edition, Revised by John Evans

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