brimstone

noun
UK /ˈbrɪm.stəʊn/
US /ˈbrɪm.stoʊn/

Brimstone is an old word for sulfur, a yellow rock that smells bad when it burns.

The old story said the dragon breathed fire and brimstone.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A bright yellow color, like the color of sulfur.

The bird had a brimstone-yellow breast.

3. A type of pale yellow butterfly.

A brimstone fluttered past the garden hedge.

4. Words used to describe punishment or anger in an old-fashioned, scary way.

The speaker shouted fire and brimstone at the crowd.