ironstone in English

noun
1
sedimentary rock containing a substantial proportion of iron compounds.
It is important to note that iron oxides in the ironstones and associated rocks are derived from the weathering of sulphides, mainly pyrite, that occur in less weathered rocks or in the subsurface.
2
a kind of dense, opaque stoneware.
For those who would visualize Adobe Walls as a hardscrabble place, it should be noted that the restaurant run by Mrs. Olds served its food on imported white English ironstone dishes.

Use "ironstone" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "ironstone" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "ironstone", or refer to the context using the word "ironstone" in the English Dictionary.

1. Ironstone Amphitheatre, Murphys, CA

2. Add to Favorites Vintage Stained Ironstone/Creamware Gravy Boat FarmgrlUSA

3. Ironstone Concretions are common around Sydney, with its outcrops of iron-rich shale and sandstone

4. French Confiture pot Advertising Ironstone Pot, Vintage White Jam Pot, French Farmhouse Large FallowHorn

5. The oldest part of the Churchyard lies on the right as you walk up the ironstone path from the medieval lychgate

6. Ironstone Amphitheatre has been listed as one of the top 100 Amphitheatres in the world for the past 5

7. S & L was the principal steel company exploiting the ironstone in the area, and the major employer in Corby.

8. Crockery pot English stoneware crock jar for meat paste, marmalade, ink or beer from England ironstone collection set lot scalesantiques

9. The main room at Bowerbird & Friends is a unique collection of casual farmhouse style furnishings including, farm tables, chairs, cupboards, ironstone, glassware, linens and

10. A meta-ironstone, composed essentially of eulite, almandine and quartz, and locally containing ferrifayalite (Fe4−x(SiO4)2), magnetite, clinopyroxene, biotite, graphite and plagioclase, was discovered at Louzi Mountain, Qianan, Eastern Hebei province, China.