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greenstone

noun

Etymology

From green + 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 greenstone — “green + stone”

Definitions

  1. Any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early…

    Any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.

  2. The pounamu, the green-hued minerals of New Zealand used by the Māori to make tools,…

    The pounamu, the green-hued minerals of New Zealand used by the Māori to make tools, ornaments and weapons (any of three varieties of nephrite jade or one variety of bowenite).

  3. A surname.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A municipality in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA