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OED's earliest evidence for lodestone is from around 1518, in Cocke Lorelles Bote. lodestone is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lode n. , stone n.
CIDE DICTIONARY. lodestone , n. [ Load, lode + stone .]. 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 Magnetite. [ 1913 Webster]
Lodestones are naturally magnetized pieces of the mineral magnetite. [1][2] They are naturally occurring magnets, which can attract iron. The property of magnetism was first discovered in antiquity through lodestones. [3] .
LODESTONE definition: 1. (a piece of) rock that contains a lot of iron and can therefore be used as a magnet (= an object…. Learn more.
Bible lexicons provide definitions and meaning of Biblical words found in the original New Testament Greek and Old Testament Hebrew languages of the Holy Bible. This study resource helps in understanding the origins and root meaning of the ancient language.
A piece of magnetite or other naturally magnetized mineral, able to be used as a magnet. Recorded from the early 16th century, the word means literally ‘way-stone’, from the use of the magnet in guiding mariners.
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