IRONSTONE

Etymology

Noun

ironstone (countable and uncountable, plural ironstones)

Any ore of iron which is impure through the admixture of silica or clay.

A type of vitreous pottery similar to stoneware

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Source: Wiktionary


I"ron*stone`, n.

Definition: A hard, earthy ore of iron. Clay ironstone. See under Clay.

– Ironstone china, a hard white pottery, first made in England during the 18th century.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 June 2024

INSIGNIFICANTLY

(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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