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sand·stone (sand′stōn′)

noun

a common bedded sedimentary rock much used for building, composed largely of sand grains, mainly quartz, held together by silica, lime, etc.

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sandstone Synonyms

sandstone

n.

Varieties of sandstone include: arkrose, freestone, brownstone, flagstone, bluestone, grit, novaculite, Triassic brownstone, Berea sandstone, Medina sandstone, Potsdam quartzite, Old Red Sandstone, New Red Sandstone;


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sandstone Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • overlie: Throughout the entire area are seams of diabase, with large slabs of diabase in some areas overlying ancient sandstone.

Adjective modifier

  • Triassic: At the north end of the reserve area there is an outcrop of Triassic sandstone.

Modifies a noun

  • dressing: Windows treated consistently with gray sandstone dressings, all splayed.

Noun used with modifier

  • buff-yellow: The aperture for the single bell has a two-centred arch with chamfered dressings in buff-yellow sandstone.
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