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limestone definition

lime·stone (līm′stōn′)

noun

a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium carbonate, often composed of the organic remains of sea animals, as mollusks, corals, etc., and used as building stone, a source of lime, etc.: when crystallized by heat and pressure it becomes marble

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limestone Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • overlie: The conglomerate is in turn overlain by Carboniferous limestone.

Converse of object

  • overlie: Loam overlying flaggy limestone which comes to the surface in places.

Adjective modifier

  • Carboniferous: The conglomerate is in turn overlain by Carboniferous limestone.

Modifies a noun

  • pavement: Limestone pavement is covered in a separate action plan.

Noun used with modifier

  • durness: The surroundings encompass the most extensive exposure of Durness limestone in Britain, tho there are also areas covered by acidic drift.
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Under bare Ben Bulben's head In Drumcliffe churchyard Yeats is laid, An ancestor was rector there Long years ago; a church stands near, By the road an ancient Cross. No marble, no conventional phrase, On limestone quarried near the spot By his command these words are cut: Cast a cold eye On life, on death. Horseman, pass by!

-Yeats,W(illiam) B(utler)

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