"stone-still" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more stone-still [comparative], most stone-still [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English stone-stille, stonstyll, stonstyl, stane still, equivalent to stone + still (adjective). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stone-stille}} Middle English stone-stille, {{m|enm|stonstyll}} stonstyll, {{m|enm|stonstyl}} stonstyl, {{m|enm|stane still}} stane still, {{compound|en|stone|still|pos2=adjective}} stone + still (adjective) Head templates: {{en-adj}} stone-still (comparative more stone-still, superlative most stone-still)
  1. As still as a stone; perfectly still or silent; motionless
    Sense id: en-stone-still-en-adj-1w-Ij-9V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Forms: more stone-still [comparative], most stone-still [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English ston-stille, stone-stille, stonstil, stane-still, equivalent to stone + still (adverb). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ston-stille}} Middle English ston-stille, {{m|enm|stone-stille}} stone-stille, {{m|enm|stonstil}} stonstil, {{m|enm|stane-still}} stane-still, {{compound|en|stone|still|pos2=adverb}} stone + still (adverb) Head templates: {{en-adv}} stone-still (comparative more stone-still, superlative most stone-still)
  1. In a stone-still manner Related terms: stone-cold
    Sense id: en-stone-still-en-adv-LkNP5-rP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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