flatstonen.

/ˈflatstəʊn/

Etymology: < flat adj. + stone n.

1. A kind of stone which cleaves into thin slabs.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > stone in form of slab

flatstone1677

slab-stone1851

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire iv. 77 The Houses are covered, for the most part in Oxfordshire (not with tiles) but flat-stone.

2. See quot. 1847.

ΚΠ

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Flat-stone, a measure of iron-stone.

3. A horizontal gravestone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [noun] > stone covering grave

stone1303

gravestone1387

through-stonea1400

througha1425

burial-stone?a1500

trough1501

ledgerc1510

tombstone?1520

lair-stone1538

humeta1647

plank1660

ledger-stone1851

flatstone1855

grave-cover1875

hogback1889

1855 Parl. Papers 1854–5 XLI. i. 52 Flatstone, not exceeding 6 ft. 6 in. by 3 ft.

1855 Parl. Papers 1854–5 XLI. i. 53 Memorial, consisting of a flat stone over such grave, in remembrance of one person..£1 10s.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	flatstone
释义	flatstonen. /ˈflatstəʊn/ Etymology: < flat adj. + stone n. 1. A kind of stone which cleaves into thin slabs. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > stone in form of slab flatstone1677 slab-stone1851 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire iv. 77 The Houses are covered, for the most part in Oxfordshire (not with tiles) but flat-stone. 2. See quot. 1847. ΚΠ 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Flat-stone, a measure of iron-stone. 3. A horizontal gravestone. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [noun] > stone covering grave stone1303 gravestone1387 through-stonea1400 througha1425 burial-stone?a1500 trough1501 ledgerc1510 tombstone?1520 lair-stone1538 humeta1647 plank1660 ledger-stone1851 flatstone1855 grave-cover1875 hogback1889 1855 Parl. Papers 1854–5 XLI. i. 52 Flatstone, not exceeding 6 ft. 6 in. by 3 ft. 1855 Parl. Papers 1854–5 XLI. i. 53 Memorial, consisting of a flat stone over such grave, in remembrance of one person..£1 10s. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1677
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