Stond, v. i. To stand. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Stone (?), n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. stn; akin to OS. & OFries. stn, D.
steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains,
Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. &?;, &?;, a pebble. √167. Cf. Steen.] 1.
Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such
matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are
rounded stones. "Dumb as a stone." Chaucer.
They had brick for stone, and slime . . . for mortar.
Gen. xi. 3.
In popular language, very large masses of stone are called rocks; small
masses are called stones; and the finer kinds, gravel, or sand, or
grains of sand. Stone is much and widely used in the construction of
buildings of all kinds, for walls, fences, piers, abutments, arches,
monuments, sculpture, and the like.
2. A precious stone; a gem. "Many a rich stone." Chaucer. "Inestimable
stones, unvalued jewels." Shak.