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Definition of Stonish
1. a. Stony.
Definition of Stonish
1. Adjective. Stony. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) Astonish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stonish
1. to astonish [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: astonish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stonish
Literary usage of Stonish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary to the Works of William Shakespeare by Alexander Dyce (1902)
"stonish'd. astonished, [bewildered], Ven. 825. stool-ball, 2N.K. v. 2. 74: "Stool-ball
is frequently mentioned by the writers of the three last centuries, ..."
2. Legends, Traditions and Laws, of the Iroquois, Or Six Nations, and History by Elias Johnson (1881)
"And they were also invaded by a still more fearful enemy, the Ot-nea-yar-heh, or
stonish Giants. They were a powerful tribe from the wilderness, tall, ..."
3. The Iroquois Trail, Or, Footprints of the Six Nations: Or Foot-prints of the by William Martin Beauchamp, David Cusick (1892)
"About this time a powerful tribe of the wilderness, called Ot-ne-yar-heh, ie
stonish Giants * overrun the country and the warriors were immediately ..."
4. A Shakespearian Grammar: An Attempt to Illustrate Some of the Differences by Edwin Abbott Abbott (1883)
"I; for "install'd."—Rich. III. i. 3. 206. 'stonish'd for " astonish'd." "
Or'stonish'd as night-wanderers often are."— /•'.««<///. 8 25. ..."
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