Loadstone
11LOADSTONE — or LODESTONE an iron ore remarkable for its magnetic quality or power of attracting iron; it derived its name from its use as a leading stone in the compass to mariners …
12loadstone — noun variant spelling of lodestone …
13loadstone — n. [Written also Lodestone.] Magnet, natural magnet …
14loadstone — n 1. magnetite, magnetic ore; magnet, magnetic stone; attraction, pull. 2. lodestar, guide, beacon …
15loadstone — load•stone [[t]ˈloʊdˌstoʊn[/t]] n. mir lodestone …
16loadstone — /ˈloʊdstoʊn/ (say lohdstohn) noun → lodestone …
17loadstone — n. see lodestone …
18loadstone — var. of LODESTONE …
19Lodestone — Loadstone Load stone , Lodestone Lode stone, n. [Load, lode + stone.] (Min.) A piece of magnetite, a magnetic iron ore, possessing polarity like a magnetic needle, having the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically. See… …
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