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Tilestone

Tilestone \Tile"stone`\, n.

  1. (Geol.) A kind of laminated shale or sandstone belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.

  2. A tile of stone.

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tilestone

n. 1 (context geology English) A kind of laminated shale or sandstone belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian. 2 A tile made of stone.

Usage examples of "tilestone".

Seminarians and nuns sat cross-legged on the tilestones, with scared, shaved faces and shaved heads.