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bindstone

noun

Etymology

From bind + stone.

  1. derived from *steyh₂-✻ — “to stiffen”
  2. inherited from *stainaz✻ — “stone”
  3. inherited from *stain✻
  4. inherited from stān
  5. inherited from ston
  6. compounded as bindstone — “bind + stone”

Definitions

  1. A kind of calcareous rock where organisms (such as alga)e encrust the elements during…

    A kind of calcareous rock where organisms (such as alga)e encrust the elements during deposition and bind them together.

The neighborhood

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