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eagle-stone

eagle-stone is the alternative form of eaglestone.

Meaning of eaglestone

Noun

eaglestone (plural eaglestones)

  1. A concretionary nodule of iron oxide with a loose kernel inside such that it makes a rattling noise, formerly used for magical or medicinal purposes.
    • There was the eagle-stone (aetites) which the Countess of Newcastle was invited to wear in 1633 to ease her labour pains […].1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 183
    Synonyms:
    aetites

Forms of eagle-stone

pluraleagle-stones

Questions about eagle-stone

What is eagle-stone the alternative form of?
Eagle-stone is the alternative form of eaglestone.

Words near eagle-stone in the dictionary

  1. eagle-eyed
  2. eagle-hawk
  3. eagle-hawks
  4. eagle-owl
  5. eagle-owls
  6. eagle-stone
  7. eagle-stones
  8. eagleback
  9. eagled
  10. eagled out
  11. eagled up

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