"whitestone" meaning in All languages combined

See whitestone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: whitestones [plural]
Etymology: From white + stone. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|stone}} white + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} whitestone (countable and uncountable, plural whitestones)
  1. A light-coloured stone formerly used for scrubbing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-whitestone-en-noun-okB5C3tF
  2. Granulite. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-whitestone-en-noun-5qQTCCKT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 87 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 79 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 92 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: donkey stone

Verb [English]

Forms: whitestones [present, singular, third-person], whitestoning [participle, present], whitestoned [participle, past], whitestoned [past]
Etymology: From white + stone. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|stone}} white + stone Head templates: {{en-verb}} whitestone (third-person singular simple present whitestones, present participle whitestoning, simple past and past participle whitestoned)
  1. (transitive) To scrub with a stone of this kind. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-whitestone-en-verb-EWl~n9UL

Inflected forms

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