ˈhoney-stone
† 1. A stone said to have a sweet smell or taste.
| 1567 J. Maplet Gr. Forest 15 The Melanite is a Stone, which distilleth..that iuice which is verie sweete and honie like; wherfore it may well be called Melanite, as you would say Honistone. 1659 Torriano, Melite, a kind of yellow stone, which, broken and put into water, smelleth of honey, called the sweet or Honey-stone. |
2. A synonym of mellite, called by Werner, 1789, honigstein, from its colour.
| 1795 Schmeisser Min. I. 299 Honey stone..was first discovered by Mr. Werner. 1884 Bauerman Min. 393 Honey stone..is a mellitate of aluminium. |