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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 Rock
  2. Eagle Scout
  3. Eagle Scouts
  4. eagle shark
  5. eagle sharks
  6. eagle stone
  7. eagle stones
  8. Eagle syndrome
  9. eagle up
  10. Eagle Vale
  11. eagle-eyed

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