penistone
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Yorkshire/pɛnɪstən/
penistone noun: a coarse woolen material or frieze, used in England during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Noun
penistone (countable and uncountable, plural penistones)
- A coarse woolen material or frieze, used in England during the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Synonyms:
- forest whites
Proper noun capitalized: Penistone
Penistone (countable and uncountable, plural Penistones)
- A market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2403).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Synonyms of penistone
Forms of penistone
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | penistones |
| alternative form | peniston |
| alternative form | peneston |
| alternative form | pennistone |
| alternative form | pennystone |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Penistones |
| alternative form | Peniston |
Origin of penistone
From the village of Penistone in Yorkshire, England.
Perhaps from Proto-Brythonic *penn (“head”) + Old English -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). No relation to penis.
Questions about penistone
- What does penistone mean?
- Penistone means a coarse woolen material or frieze, used in England during the 16th and 17th centuries.
- What part of speech is penistone?
- Penistone can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce penistone?
- Penistone is pronounced /pɛnɪstən/ (Yorkshire).
- What is the plural of penistone?
- The plural of penistone is penistones.
Words near penistone in the dictionary
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