sunstone

[ suhn-stohn ]

/ ˈsʌnˌstoʊn /

noun

a reddish variety of oligoclase feldspar, used as a gem, having a red and bright-yellow play of color.

Origin of sunstone

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at sun, stone

Words nearby sunstone

sun spider, sunspot, sunspot cycle, sunspots, sun star, sunstone, sunstroke, sunstruck, sunsuit, suntan, suntanned

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Example sentences from the Web for sunstone

Sunstone is a feldspar which includes tiny flakes or spangles of some other mineral.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
He loved the red gold of the sunstone, and the moonstone's pearly whiteness, and the broken rainbow of the milky opal.
The Picture of Dorian Gray|Oscar Wilde
Sunstone culture because of the sun worship and the megaliths.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
She set down the glass and rubbed the sunstone on her finger.
Little Fuzzy|Henry Beam Piper

On the fifteenth chunk, he got an interruption pattern that told him that a sunstone—or something, probably something—was inside.
Little Fuzzy|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for sunstone

sunstone

/ (ˈsʌnˌstəʊn) /

noun

another name for aventurine (def. 2)

Word Origin for sunstone

C17: so called because it contains red and gold flecks which reflect the light

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sunstone
释义	sunstone [ suhn-stohn ] / ˈsʌnˌstoʊn / noun a reddish variety of oligoclase feldspar, used as a gem, having a red and bright-yellow play of color. Origin of sunstone Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at sun, stone Words nearby sunstone sun spider, sunspot, sunspot cycle, sunspots, sun star, sunstone, sunstroke, sunstruck, sunsuit, suntan, suntanned Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sunstone Sunstone is a feldspar which includes tiny flakes or spangles of some other mineral. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade He loved the red gold of the sunstone, and the moonstone's pearly whiteness, and the broken rainbow of the milky opal. The Picture of Dorian Gray\|Oscar Wilde Sunstone culture because of the sun worship and the megaliths. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind\|Herbert George Wells She set down the glass and rubbed the sunstone on her finger. Little Fuzzy\|Henry Beam Piper On the fifteenth chunk, he got an interruption pattern that told him that a sunstone—or something, probably something—was inside. Little Fuzzy\|Henry Beam Piper British Dictionary definitions for sunstone sunstone / (ˈsʌnˌstəʊn) / noun another name for aventurine (def. 2) Word Origin for sunstone C17: so called because it contains red and gold flecks which reflect the light Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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