英语词汇“Water of Ayr stone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Water of Ayr stone

/ˌwɔːtə(r) əv ˈɛː ˌstəʊn/

Now chiefly historical

noun

A kind of fine-grained grey stone (either a hardened shale or a claystone) formerly obtained along the banks of the Ayr and used for hones and whetstones and for polishing stone and metal.

Several kinds or grades of stone were sold under the name, though it was latterly reserved for those of the finest grain..

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Sinclair (1754–1835), agricultural improver, politician, and codifier of ‘useful knowledge’. From Water of Ayr, the name of the Scottish river (now more commonly known simply as the Ayr) at the mouth of which the town of Ayr stands + stone.

单词	Water of Ayr stone
释义	Water of Ayr stone /ˌwɔːtə(r) əv ˈɛː ˌstəʊn/ Now chiefly historical noun A kind of fine-grained grey stone (either a hardened shale or a claystone) formerly obtained along the banks of the Ayr and used for hones and whetstones and for polishing stone and metal. Several kinds or grades of stone were sold under the name, though it was latterly reserved for those of the finest grain.. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Sinclair (1754–1835), agricultural improver, politician, and codifier of ‘useful knowledge’. From Water of Ayr, the name of the Scottish river (now more commonly known simply as the Ayr) at the mouth of which the town of Ayr stands + stone.
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