FIRESTONE

firestone

(noun) a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns

firestone

(noun) a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

firestone (countable and uncountable, plural firestones)

Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire.

A flint.

A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces.

Anagrams

• forestine, fresnoite, set on fire

Proper noun

Firestone

A surname.

Anagrams

• forestine, fresnoite, set on fire

Source: Wiktionary


Fire"stone` (; 110), n. Etym: [AS. f flint; f fire + stan stone.]

1. Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a flint.

2. A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; -- especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces. Ure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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