spec. A stone (ancient or grey with lichen), frequently mentioned in charters as marking a boundary line; an ancient boundary stone, merestone. (See…
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| 释义 | the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > land-boundary > boundary mark > stone (15) hoar-stone847 spec. A stone (ancient or grey with lichen), frequently mentioned in charters as marking a boundary line; an ancient boundary stone, merestone. (See… honeeOE A pointed or projecting rock, esp. one used as a landmark or to mark a boundary. Obsolete. merestoneOE A boundary stone. markstoneOE A boundary stone. march stone1519 A stone set up to mark the boundary of the lands of an individual or community. Also in extended use. shire-stone1536 a stone serving as a boundary-mark of a shire (also in three-shire, four-shire-stone). dool-stone1580 attributive, as dool-post, dool-stone. bound-stone1602 witter stone1615 a boundary stone, a ‘march stone’. metestone1617 A stone marking a boundary. bounder-stone1635 bourne-stone1837 In combination bourne-stone (formed by Carlyle from French borne), a boundary stone. Subcategories:— hole in (1) — pyramid of stones (2) |
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