fairy stone

noun

1. a fossil or other oddly shaped stone or crystal.
2. a stone arrowhead.
3. a megalith or other stone monument of ancient origin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fairy stone¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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