A lightish-yellow building-stone found near Caen in Normandy; it is at first very soft, but hardens on exposure. Also attributive.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [noun] > freestone or building stone (6) Caen-stone1421 A lightish-yellow building-stone found near Caen in Normandy; it is at first very soft, but hardens on exposure. Also attributive. french peirec1620 = freestone, n. Portland stone1633 a light-coloured limestone quarried in the Isle of Portland and highly valued for use in building. grison stone1653 (= French peirre de grison): a kind of freestone. hazle1794 Originally and chiefly English regional (northern). Any of several varieties of fine to medium grained sandstone found in the north of England… roach1911 A bed of white limestone in the upper Jurassic strata of southern England; a variety of Portland stone obtained from this bed. Frequently attributive… |
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