moorstonen.

Brit.

/ˈmʊəstəʊn/,

/ˈmɔːstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈmʊrˌstoʊn/

Forms: see moor n.¹ and stone n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moor n.¹, stone n.

Etymology: < moor n.¹ + stone n.

1. A kind of coarse granite found chiefly in Cornwall. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > igneous rock > [noun] > plutonic rocks > granite > varieties of

moorstone1461

silver stone1758

granitell1794

granitoid1794

rapakivi1794

ophthalmite1811

protogine1823

pegmatite1824

potash-granite1845

beresite1849

granitite1875

greisen1878

trowlesworthite1884

microgranite1888

charnockite1893

alaskite1900

Dartmoor granite1904

plagiogranite1959

1461 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1992) vi. 108 Moreston.

1517 Churchwardens' Accts. Stratton, Cornwall in Archaeologia (1881) 46 205 To Nycolas Woglow for ij wenys of more stone iijs.iiijd.

c1600 J. Norden Speculum Brit.: Cornwall (1728) 18 There is a stone called a Moar-Stone, which lyeth dispersed vpon the face of the mountaynes and on the confused rockes.

a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §22 32 Their arms are cut in the moorstone pillars.

1673 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 124 A mould made of Moore-stone.

1768 S. Neville Diary 9 Sept. (1950) ii. 39 It consists of..small buildings on the same plan, surrounded with a colonnade of columns of Moorstone.

1773 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 64 102 A globular piece of moorstone granite.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §91 Moorstone, which in reality is the true Granite.

1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 1006 Moorstone, a species of granite found in Cornwall and some other parts of England, and very serviceable in the coarser parts of a building.

1875 W. McIlwraith Guide Wigtownshire 105 This ancient fence [sc. the Deil's Dyke] is built of blocks of common moorstone.

1954 W. G. Hoskins Devon xiv. 265 In the great rebuilding of farmhouses and manor houses that began in Elizabeth's reign.., moorstone was widely used all around the Moor.

1977 Western Morning News 30 Aug. 6/6 All round the tree-studded village green they drove, past the solid, moorstone houses.

†2. A slab or piece of moorstone. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 146 By reason of those Sand or Moore Stones, with which they grind their Corn.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 104 The Sand is very white, and in Scilly glistering, which may be occasion'd from the mouldering of Moor-stones.

1797 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 87 450 3 large moor-stones, south of the hedge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moorstone
释义	moorstonen. Brit. /ˈmʊəstəʊn/, /ˈmɔːstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈmʊrˌstoʊn/ Forms: see moor n.¹ and stone n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moor n.¹, stone n. Etymology: < moor n.¹ + stone n. 1. A kind of coarse granite found chiefly in Cornwall. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > igneous rock > [noun] > plutonic rocks > granite > varieties of moorstone1461 silver stone1758 granitell1794 granitoid1794 rapakivi1794 ophthalmite1811 protogine1823 pegmatite1824 potash-granite1845 beresite1849 granitite1875 greisen1878 trowlesworthite1884 microgranite1888 charnockite1893 alaskite1900 Dartmoor granite1904 plagiogranite1959 1461 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1992) vi. 108 Moreston. 1517 Churchwardens' Accts. Stratton, Cornwall in Archaeologia (1881) 46 205 To Nycolas Woglow for ij wenys of more stone iijs.iiijd. c1600 J. Norden Speculum Brit.: Cornwall (1728) 18 There is a stone called a Moar-Stone, which lyeth dispersed vpon the face of the mountaynes and on the confused rockes. a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §22 32 Their arms are cut in the moorstone pillars. 1673 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 124 A mould made of Moore-stone. 1768 S. Neville Diary 9 Sept. (1950) ii. 39 It consists of..small buildings on the same plan, surrounded with a colonnade of columns of Moorstone. 1773 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 64 102 A globular piece of moorstone granite. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §91 Moorstone, which in reality is the true Granite. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 1006 Moorstone, a species of granite found in Cornwall and some other parts of England, and very serviceable in the coarser parts of a building. 1875 W. McIlwraith Guide Wigtownshire 105 This ancient fence [sc. the Deil's Dyke] is built of blocks of common moorstone. 1954 W. G. Hoskins Devon xiv. 265 In the great rebuilding of farmhouses and manor houses that began in Elizabeth's reign.., moorstone was widely used all around the Moor. 1977 Western Morning News 30 Aug. 6/6 All round the tree-studded village green they drove, past the solid, moorstone houses. †2. A slab or piece of moorstone. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 146 By reason of those Sand or Moore Stones, with which they grind their Corn. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 104 The Sand is very white, and in Scilly glistering, which may be occasion'd from the mouldering of Moor-stones. 1797 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 87 450 3 large moor-stones, south of the hedge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1461
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