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Word Origins Dictionary
- fieldstone (n.)[fieldstone 词源字典]
- stone found in fields, as used for buildings, 1797, from field (n.) + stone (n.).[fieldstone etymology, fieldstone origin, 英语词源]
- Spitalfields
- district east of London, famed for the work of refugee Huguenot weavers who took up residence there, from St. Mary Spital, from spital, a Middle English shortened form of hospital, sometimes also spittle, hence spittle-man "one who lives in a hospital."