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silkstone

silkstone noun: binghamite.

Noun

silkstone (uncountable)

  1. binghamite

Proper noun capitalized: Silkstone

Silkstone

  1. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2805).
  2. A suburb of the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Origin of silkstone

From silk + stone.

Words formed from silkstone

Questions about silkstone

What does silkstone mean?
Silkstone means binghamite.
What part of speech is silkstone?
Silkstone can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near silkstone in the dictionary

  1. silks
  2. silkscreen
  3. silkscreened
  4. silkscreening
  5. silkscreens
  6. silkstone
  7. Silkstone Common
  8. Silksworth
  9. silktail
  10. silktails
  11. silktassel

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