flɪnt n. 1 a a
hard grey stone of
nearly pure silica occurring
naturally as nodules or bands in
chalk. b a
piece of
this esp. as flaked or ground to
form a
primitive tool or
weapon. 2 a piece of hard
alloy of rare-earth metals used to
give an igniting spark in a cigarette-lighter etc. 3 a piece of flint used
with steel to
produce fire, esp. in a
flintlock gun. 4
anything hard
and unyielding. øflint corn a
variety of
maize having hard
translucent grains. flint
glass a pure lustrous kind of glass orig.
made with flint. øøflinty adj. (flintier, flintiest). flintily adv. flintiness n. [OE]