firestone

n. 燧石, 耐火石

词形变化

firestones 复数 firestones

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Iron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.

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  2. 2.

    A flint.

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  3. 3.

    A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

flint sandstone

相关短语

Firestone layaway Firestone layaways

词源

From Middle English firestone, firstan, fyrestane, fyyr stone, from Old English fȳrstān, equivalent to fire + stone.

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