ax-stonen.

/ˈaksstəʊn/

Etymology: < axe n.¹ + stone n.

A greenish variety of jade or nephrite, formerly used, on account of its toughness, by indigenous peoples of Australasia, South America, Polynesia, etc., for making axe heads.

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1804 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. I. 416 Axestone..is used by the natives of New Zealand..for hatchets and other offensive weapons.

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 348.

1816 P. Cleaveland Elem. Treat. Mineral. & Geol. 273 Axestone..is employed by the natives..for making hatchets and other instruments; hence its name.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	ax-stone
释义	ax-stonen. /ˈaksstəʊn/ Etymology: < axe n.¹ + stone n. A greenish variety of jade or nephrite, formerly used, on account of its toughness, by indigenous peoples of Australasia, South America, Polynesia, etc., for making axe heads. ΚΠ 1804 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. I. 416 Axestone..is used by the natives of New Zealand..for hatchets and other offensive weapons. 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 348. 1816 P. Cleaveland Elem. Treat. Mineral. & Geol. 273 Axestone..is employed by the natives..for making hatchets and other instruments; hence its name. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1804
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