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.

Origin of flagstone

First recorded in 1720–30; flag⁴ + stone

Words nearby flagstone

flag smut, Flagstad, flagstaff, flag station, flagstick, flagstone, flag up, flag-waver, flag-waving, Flagyl, Flaherty

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Example sentences from the Web for flagstone

They built a redwood garden fence and installed a flagstone court and sidewalks.
Hoover’s Secret Files|Ronald Kessler|August 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The flagstone quarries, mostly situated in the Thurso, Olrig and Halkirk districts, are another important source of revenue.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
It would be right to send you to your own place on the flagstone of the traitors in hell.
The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays|William B. Yeats
It was quarried near Middletown, in 1778, and for sixty years did duty as a flagstone, fortunately with the face downwards.
Animals of the Past|Frederic A. Lucas

She halted on a flagstone of the descending path some six feet above the roadway, and stood expectant.
Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete|Winston Churchill
She saw that one pair of feet had paddled across the flagstone floor of the porch.
The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

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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单词	flagstone
释义	flagstone [ flag-stohn ] / ˈflægˌstoʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flagstone ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of flagstone First recorded in 1720–30; flag⁴ + stone Words nearby flagstone flag smut, Flagstad, flagstaff, flag station, flagstick, flagstone, flag up, flag-waver, flag-waving, Flagyl, Flaherty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flagstone They built a redwood garden fence and installed a flagstone court and sidewalks. Hoover’s Secret Files\|Ronald Kessler\|August 2, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The flagstone quarries, mostly situated in the Thurso, Olrig and Halkirk districts, are another important source of revenue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4\|Various It would be right to send you to your own place on the flagstone of the traitors in hell. The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays\|William B. Yeats It was quarried near Middletown, in 1778, and for sixty years did duty as a flagstone, fortunately with the face downwards. Animals of the Past\|Frederic A. Lucas She halted on a flagstone of the descending path some six feet above the roadway, and stood expectant. Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete\|Winston Churchill She saw that one pair of feet had paddled across the flagstone floor of the porch. The Rainbow\|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flagstone sidewalk, road, asphalt, concrete, tar, surface, tile, brick, gravel, cobblestone, macadamize
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flagstone

noun

Origin of flagstone

Words nearby flagstone

Example sentences from the Web for flagstone

British Dictionary definitions for flagstone

flag

noun

Word Origin for flagstone

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