Noun: brimstone 'brim,stown
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
- An old name for sulphur
"The air was thick with the smell of brimstone";
- native sulfur, native sulphur
Derived forms: brimstones
Type of: atomic number 16, S, sulfur [N. Amer], sulphur [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Brimstone, Ontario