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Webster 1913 Edition

Lodestone

{

Load′stoneˊ

,

Lode′stone

}
,
Noun.
[
Load
,
lode
+
stone
.]
(Min.)
A piece of magnetite, a magnetic iron ore, possessing polarity like a magnetic needle, having the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically. See
Magnetite
.

Lode′stoneˊ

,
Noun.
(Min.)
Same as
Loadstone
.

Definition 2024

lodestone

lodestone

English

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Noun

lodestone ‎(plural lodestones)

  1. A naturally occurring magnet.
  2. (obsolete) The mineral magnetite.

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Etymology

First attested from 1515, from Middle English lode ‎(“guide”) + stone. From use as a guide tool by mariners. See also: lodestar.

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