name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
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Standard Lemma guide
Firestone
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noun
Meaning 2
Iron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A flint.
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noun
Meaning 4
A heat-resistant stone that will withstand intense heat of a furnace, used for lining kilns, campfire rings, fireplaces and furnaces; especially, the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
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Broader terms: sandstone
noun
Meaning 6
a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
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Broader terms: flint
History
Etymology
Translation of the German toponymic surname Feuerstein, from Feuer (“fire”) + Stein (“stone”). Doublet of Feuerstein.
From Middle English firestone, firstan, fyrestane, fyyr stone, from Old English fȳrstān, equivalent to fire + stone.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: piedra ígnea — Translations
- Spanish: piedra pírica — Translations
- Spanish: piedra vulcania — Translations
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