gunstone
gunstone noun: a cannonball.
Noun
gunstone (plural gunstones)
- A cannonball.
- And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his / Hath turn'd his balls to gunstonesc. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 1, scene 2
- [...] sable supporting with the forelegs a lance argent flying therefrom a forked pennon per fess gules and argent. Supporters – Dexter, a sea-horse per fess argent and vert gorged with a mural crown vert pendent therefrom a gunstone[…]2003, Patrick W. Montague-Smith, Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, page 911
Proper noun capitalized: Gunstone
Gunstone (countable and uncountable, plural Gunstones)
- A hamlet near Codsall, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8704).
- A habitational surname.
Forms of gunstone
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gunstones |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Gunstones |
Origin of gunstone
From Middle English gunneston; equivalent to gun + stone: they were originally made from stone.
From the Old Norse personal name Gunni + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Questions about gunstone
- What does gunstone mean?
- Gunstone means a cannonball.
- What part of speech is gunstone?
- Gunstone can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of gunstone?
- The plural of gunstone is gunstones.
Words near gunstone in the dictionary
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