Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handstein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hand-stein
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ornament composed primarily of an interesting mineral or metal ore formation.

Example Sentences

"Beside portrait medals he created numerous biblical medals, Handsteins, the Jachymov town seal, a model tile for decorating stoves, and a remarkable ink drawing for a richly ornamented cup on a Jachymov theme."
"Ferdinand made special efforts to procure specimens and finished Handstein; an inventory of his collection the year after his death listed some thirty-five Handstein."
"In some cases the specimens were reshaped to make clearer the parallel between the divine order, in which God was creator of ores, and miners and smelters the creators of metals. In one Handstein, the blood of the crucified Christ rains down over the mining district, redeeming the world, just as the miners and smelters redeem the metals from the dross of the ore."

Etymology

Borrowing from German.

Inflected Forms

Handsteins (plural)

Questions

What does handstein mean?: An ornament composed primarily of an interesting mineral or metal ore formation.
Where does handstein come from?: Borrowing from German.

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