Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire;
2.
a sandstone that withstands intense heat;
used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Firestone \Fire"stone`\ (?; 110), n. [AS. f[=y]rst[=a]n flint;
f[=y]r fire + st[=a]n stone.]
1. Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a
flint.
[1913 Webster]
2. A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without
injury; -- especially applied to the sandstone at the top
of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for
lining kilns and furnaces. --Ure.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
firestone
n 1: a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
2: a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line
fireplaces and furnaces and kilns