Hornstone
Pronunciation : Horn"stone`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also chert.
(Min.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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