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brim·stone
I. \ˈbrimzˌtōn, -mˌst-, Brit usually & US sometimes -_tən\ noun
Etymology: Middle English brinston, brimston, probably from brinnen, birnen to burn + ston stone — more at burn, stone
1. : sulfur; sometimes : native sulfur — used chiefly commercially
2. or brimstone yellow : sulphur yellow 2
3. archaic : shrew, virago
4. : fire and brimstone
II. adjective
: fire-and-brimstone
< preaching a brimstone sermon >
< an old-fashioned brimstone preacher >
III. noun
also brimstone butterfly
: a sulphur butterfly; especially : a rather large yellow and orange European sulphur (Gonepteryx rhamni) |