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ironstone
CIDE DICTIONARY
ironstone,
- A hard, earthy ore of iron. [1913 Webster]
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ironstone china . [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ironstone, n.
1 any rock containing a substantial proportion of an iron compound.
2 a kind of hard white opaque stoneware.
1 any rock containing a substantial proportion of an iron compound.
2 a kind of hard white opaque stoneware.
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