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Meaning of gunstone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A hamlet near Codsall, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8704).
    countable, uncountable
  2. A cannonball.
    obsolete
  3. A habitational surname.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his / Hath turn'd his balls to gunstones”
“[...] sable supporting with the forelegs a lance argent flying therefrom a forked pennon per fess gules and argent. Supporters – Dexter, a sea-horse per fess argent and vert gorged with a mural crown vert pendent therefrom a gunstone[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Gunt gunta Guntakal guntard Guntawang Gunter

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