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moonstones

moonstones is the plural of moonstone.

Meaning of moonstone

Noun

moonstone (countable and uncountable, plural moonstones)

  1. A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.
    • To give light to the presence chamber were seven escarbuncles, great as pumpkins, hung in order down the length of it, and nine fair moonstones standing in order on silver pedestals between the pillars on the dais.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 3

Questions about moonstones

What is moonstones the plural of?
Moonstones is the plural of moonstone.

Words near moonstones in the dictionary

  1. moonsnails
  2. moonspeak
  3. moonstomp
  4. moonstomps
  5. moonstone
  6. moonstones
  7. moonstricken
  8. moonstruck
  9. moontime
  10. Moontype
  11. moonup

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