flagstone

[ flag-stohn ]

/ ˈflægˌstoʊn /

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noun

Also called flag. a flat stone slab used especially for paving.

flagstones, a walk, terrace, etc., paved with flagstones.

rock, as sandstone or shale, suitable for splitting into flagstones.

Nearby words

flags, flagship, flagstad, flagstaff, flagstick, flagstone, flaherty, flail, flail chest, flail joint, flair

Origin of flagstone

First recorded in 1720–30; flag⁴ + stone

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Examples from the Web for flagstone

They built a redwood garden fence and installed a flagstone court and sidewalks.
Hoover’s Secret Files|Ronald Kessler|August 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The flagstone quarries, mostly situated in the Thurso, Olrig and Halkirk districts, are another important source of revenue.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
It would be right to send you to your own place on the flagstone of the traitors in hell.
The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays|William B. Yeats
It was quarried near Middletown, in 1778, and for sixty years did duty as a flagstone, fortunately with the face downwards.
Animals of the Past|Frederic A. Lucas

She halted on a flagstone of the descending path some six feet above the roadway, and stood expectant.
Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete|Winston Churchill
She saw that one pair of feet had paddled across the flagstone floor of the porch.
The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for flagstone

flagstone

flag

/ (ˈflæɡˌstəʊn) /

noun

a hard fine-textured rock, such as a sandstone or shale, that can be split up into slabs for paving

a slab of such a rock

Word Origin for flagstone

C15 flag (in the sense: sod, turf), from Old Norse flaga slab; compare Old English flæcg plaster, poultice

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