Some kind of stone.

Either of two stones described by Pliny: (a) a red gem, perhaps a garnet or spinel; (b) a black stone, perhaps a kind of slate.

Rock, esp. when used as a coarse building stone.

= glass-stone n. at glass, n.1 compounds 3.

A white or light-coloured stone; (also) a stone believed to promote lactation. Also figurative.

A stone occurring naturally on the ground or in the soil.

A kind of stone (not identified). Obsolete. rare.

(in the English west midlands) a rounded lump of ironstone or limestone; rock consisting of such lumps.

(see quot. 1756).

A small piece or lump of something; (Lancashire) a lump of coal. Also: a small or irregularly-shaped stone. Cf. knibloch, n., knobble, n. 2.

†(a) a stone used as part of the foundations of a structure (obsolete rare); (b) a stone obtained from the surface of the ground without quarrying…

Scottish. A stone which is firmly embedded in the ground. Cf. sense B. 1b.

Any stone exhibiting a resemblance to a drawing. Obsolete.

A stone of varying size, esp. a small stone occurring within a bed of limestone. Cf. ballstone n. at ball, n.1 compounds 2.

U.S. (chiefly regional). A large stone or boulder that is very hard, rounded, and frequently found at or near the soil surface.

Mountaineering. A stone or rock wedged in a vertical cleft, esp. when used as a belay or hold; = chockstone n. at compounds; (now also) a metal…

a stone or rock wedged in a vertical cleft, esp. when used as a belay or hold.