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eaglestones

eaglestones is the plural 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

Questions about eaglestones

What is eaglestones the plural of?
Eaglestones is the plural of eaglestone.

Words near eaglestones in the dictionary

  1. Eaglesons
  2. eaglesque
  3. eagless
  4. eaglesses
  5. eaglestone
  6. eaglestones
  7. Eagleswood
  8. eaglet
  9. Eagleton
  10. Eagletonian
  11. Eagletons

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