Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moorstone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: moor-stone
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of English granite, found mostly in Cornwall.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Most of them are what is called moorstone, a kind of granite, but which is so damp that it must, when built in the wall of a house, be lined with brick or other stone."

Etymology

From moor + stone.

Usage

Inflected Forms

moorstones (plural)

Questions

What does moorstone mean?: A type of English granite, found mostly in Cornwall.
Where does moorstone come from?: From moor + stone.

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