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Definition of Hearthstone
1. Noun. A stone that forms a hearth.
Definition of Hearthstone
1. n. Stone forming the hearth; hence, the fireside; home.
Definition of Hearthstone
1. Noun. A flat stone used to form a hearth. ¹
2. Noun. By extension: The fireside, home life. ¹
3. Noun. A soft kind of stone used to whiten door-steps, scour floors, etc. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To scour, as a floor, with hearthstone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hearthstone
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Medical Definition of Hearthstone
1. Stone forming the hearth; hence, the fireside; home. "Chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone." (A. Lincoln) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hearthstone
Literary usage of Hearthstone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Reviews by Henry James, Pierre de Chaignon la Rose (1921)
"This, indeed, "hearthstone Series: Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family; The
Early Dawn: ... hearthstone ..."
2. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1885)
"till a new line of rail came through the village, and ran straight through the
grounds of the Manor-house and immediately over Will'um's very hearthstone. ..."
3. The Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Its Three Tours of by Alfred Seelye Roe (1911)
"crowded up to greet the returning brave and then, last of all, came the meeting
of nearest and dearest friends around the hearthstone and altar of home, ..."
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