floorstone

noun — 2 senses

floorstone

noun

Etymology From Middle English *flor-ston, from Old English flōrstān, equivalent to floor + stone.

1

A stone making up part of a floor or flooring.

2

Stone pavement, serving as a floor.

  • The other families buried in this church, by the floor-stone inscriptions, are, Seagrave, Hough, Cragg, Hyde, and Hutchinson.1780, Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle:

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