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flagstone or flag (ˈflæɡˌstəʊn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a hard fine-textured rock, such as a sandstone or shale, that can be split up into slabs for paving |
| 2. | a slab of such a rock |
| [C15 flag (in the sense: sod, turf), from Old Norse flaga slab; compare Old English flæcg plaster, poultice] | |
| flag or flag | |
| —n | |
| [C15 flag (in the sense: sod, turf), from Old Norse flaga slab; compare Old English flæcg plaster, poultice] | |
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Flagstone
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Word Origin & History
flagstone
1730, from flag "flat, split stone" (1604), earlier "piece cut from sod" (1415), from O.N. flaga "stone slab," of unknown origin, perhaps related to O.N. flak (see flake).
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Example sentences
The first floor of the gallery is flagstone, while the second floor is wooden with a simple wooden balustrade.
Guest-room amenities include hot tubs, heated flagstone floors and energy-efficient light bulbs.
There are several new picnic tables set atop flagstone paths and paving, enabling families to enjoy picnics on the site.
In good weather you can have breakfast on the flagstone patio.
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