fairy stone

noun

First recorded in 1785–95

No wonder that the people of the district gave this altar the name of the "Fairy Stone."

I have a singularly-shaped soapstone ornament, taken from an Indian grave, whose perforation indicates the 'fairy-stone.'

On Fairy Stone Mountain and in the streams at its base are found tiny stones shaped like crosses.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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