birthstone
noun
a precious or semiprecious stone traditionally associated with a particular month or sign of the zodiac and believed to attract good fortune.
birthstones
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pluralof birthstone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Hansen will carry four Moon-shaped pendants for his wife and three children, engraved with the phrase "Moon and back" and set with their birthstones.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Those birthstones could also be found hanging around his neck — and even in his mouth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Williams gave Pruitt information about her family and her relationship to tennis history that he has embedded, such as studding the swirling beads with the birthstones of her siblings.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
In 2019, we're going to take a look at another, even more unusual Indonesian tsunami, get into the geology of birthstones, and cover the basics of basalt.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2019
"Why don't you girls look for your birthstones?" she said.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
