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freestone definition

free·stone (frē′stōn′)

noun

  1. Etymology: ME fre ston, after OFr fraunche piere

    a stone, esp. sandstone or limestone, that can be cut easily without splitting

  2. Etymology: free + stone

    1. a peach, plum, etc. in which the pit does not cling to the pulp of the ripened fruit
    2. such a pit

adjective

having such a pit

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freestone Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • quarry: The style is that generally known as the Elizabethan, and the material, dressed red freestone from the local quarry.

Converse of object

  • dress: The style is that generally known as the Elizabethan, and the material, dressed red freestone from the local quarry.

Adjective modifier

  • pale: However, the window to the east is in pale buff freestone, the others in red.

Modifies a noun

  • dressing: It is built of red brick, relieved by freestone dressings.

Noun used with modifier

  • buff-yellow: Above is a rectangular window of two lights with hollow chamfers all in buff-yellow freestone.
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