firestone

¹ American  

[fahyuhr-stohn] / ˈfaɪərˌstoʊn /

noun

1. a fire-resisting stone, especially a kind of sandstone used in fireplaces, furnaces, etc.

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Firestone ² American  

[fahyuhr-stohn] / ˈfaɪərˌstoʊn /

noun

1. Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.

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firestone British  

/ ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn /

noun

1. a sandstone that withstands intense heat, esp one used for lining kilns, furnaces, etc

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Etymology

Origin of firestone

before 1000; late Middle English fyyrstone, Old English fȳrstān. See fire, stone

Example Sentences

She pointed to a stall where a wizened little woman was grill-ing meat and onions on a hot firestone.

From Literature

At that she cast down flint and firestone and stared blankly.

From Project Gutenberg

There has been much discussion as to its material, which seems, however, to be not terra-cotta or some other composition, but firestone.

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It is yellow, and glittering, and like enough to the real metal,—but see—it is brittle, cat-gold, 'iron firestone.'

From Project Gutenberg

And—a very little sound but very clear—she could hear the beating of the firestone.

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