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stone-still

Today it means: As still as a stone; perfectly still or silent; motionless Full definition →

Middle English stone-stille

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stone-still · adjective¹

Middle English · inherited fromstone-stille
English todaystone-still

From Middle English stone-stille, stonstyll, stonstyl, stane still, equivalent to stone + still (adjective).

stone-still · adverb²

Middle English · inherited fromston-stille
English todaystone-still

From Middle English ston-stille, stone-stille, stonstil, stane-still, equivalent to stone + still (adverb).

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