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Firestone

Firestone Meaning & Definition
Firestone Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Firestone?

[n] a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
[n] a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire

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See Also | flint | sandstone

Firestone In Webster's Dictionary

\Fire"stone`\ (?; 110), n. [AS. f?rst[=a]n flint; f?r fire + st[=a]n stone.] 1. Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a flint. 2. A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; -- especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces. --Ure.

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