— flintlike , adj.
/flint/ , n.
1. a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
2. a piece of this, esp. as used for striking fire.
3. a chunk of this used as a primitive tool or as the core from which such a tool was struck.
4. something very hard or unyielding.
5. a small piece of metal, usually an iron alloy, used to produce a spark to ignite the fuel in a cigarette lighter.
v.t.
6. to furnish with flint.
[ bef. 900; ME, OE; c. MD vlint, Dan flint; cf. PLINTH ]