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fire·stone
/ˈfaɪrˌston/
燧石,耐火石
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Fire·stone
n.
1.
Iron
pyrites
,
formerly
used
for
striking
fire
;
also
,
a
flint
.
2.
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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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
firestone
n
1:
a
piece
of
flint
that
is
struck
to
light
a
fire
2:
a
sandstone
that
withstands
intense
heat
;
used
to
line
fireplaces
and
furnaces
and
kilns
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