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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.

RELATED WORDS

sidewalk, road, asphalt, concrete, tar, surface, tile, brick, gravel, cobblestone, macadamize

Nearby words

  1. flagship,
  2. flagstad,
  3. flagstad, kirsten,
  4. flagstaff,
  5. flagstick,
  6. flaherty,
  7. flaherty, robert joseph,
  8. flail,
  9. flail chest,
  10. flail joint

Origin of flagstone

First recorded in 1720–30; flag4 + stone
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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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Word Origin and History for flagstone

flagstone

n.

1730, from flag (n.2) "flat, split stone" + stone (n.).

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