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tilestone

tilestone noun: any of a number of kinds of laminated stone (shale, limestone sandstone etc.), specifically belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.

Noun

tilestone (plural tilestones)

  1. Any of a number of kinds of laminated stone (shale, limestone sandstone etc.), specifically belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.
  2. A tile made of stone.

Forms of tilestone

pluraltilestones

Origin of tilestone

From tile + stone.

Questions about tilestone

What does tilestone mean?
Tilestone means any of a number of kinds of laminated stone (shale, limestone sandstone etc.), specifically belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.
What part of speech is tilestone?
Tilestone is a noun.
What is the plural of tilestone?
The plural of tilestone is tilestones.

Words near tilestone in the dictionary

  1. tilery
  2. tiles
  3. tiles loose
  4. tileset
  5. tilesets
  6. tilestone
  7. tilestones
  8. tiletamin
  9. tiletamine
  10. tilewise
  11. tilework

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