EAGLESTONE


Meaning of EAGLESTONE in English

( n. )

A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone, of the size of a walnut or larger, so called by the ancients, who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs; aetites.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary.      Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster.