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Webster 1828 Edition

Whitestone

WHITESTONE

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Noun.
IN geology, the weiss stein of Werner, and the eurite of some geologists; a species of rocks, composed essentially of feldspar, but containing mica and other minerals.

Definition 2024

whitestone

whitestone

English

Noun

whitestone ‎(uncountable)

  1. A light-coloured stone formerly used for scrubbing.

See also

  • donkey stone

Verb

whitestone ‎(third-person singular simple present whitestones, present participle whitestoning, simple past and past participle whitestoned)

  1. (transitive) To scrub with a stone of this kind.
    to whitestone the front steps

Etymology

white +‎ stone

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