sparstone

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noun

Spar.

OriginMiddle English sparston ← Old English spærstān →
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Meanings

nounsparstone (plural sparstones)

plural sparstones

  1. Spar.

Origin

  1. Old Englishspærstān
  2. Middle Englishsparston
  3. Englishsparstone

From Middle English sparston, from Old English spærstān (“gypsum, chalk”). Related to Low German spar (“spar”), German Sparkalk (“plaster”). By surface analysis, spar (“light-colored mineral”) + stone.

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APA

sparstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparstone

MLA

“sparstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparstone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sparstone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparstone.

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