moonstone

noun
/ˈmunˌstoʊn/US

Etymology

From moon + 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 moonstone — “moon + stone

Definitions

  1. A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.

    • To give light to the presence chamber were seven escarbuncles, great as pumpkins, hung in order down the length of it, and nine fair moonstones standing in order on silver pedestals between the pillars on the dais.

The neighborhood

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