fairy stone
Americannoun
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a fossil or other oddly shaped stone or crystal.
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a stone arrowhead.
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a megalith or other stone monument of ancient origin.
Etymology
Origin of fairy stone
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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This "fairy stone" is often consulted by the peasants.
From Brittany & Its Byways by Mrs. Bury Palliser
In the hole she was digging he saw the gleam of gold and then her trembling fingers brought out before his astonished eyes the little fairy stone that he had given her long ago.
From The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by John Fox
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