A kind of stone used to line ovens, hearths, etc., because of its resistance to cracking when heated, or otherwise used for construction; esp. any…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [noun] > sandstone > others (18) firestone1399 A kind of stone used to line ovens, hearths, etc., because of its resistance to cracking when heated, or otherwise used for construction; esp. any… hassock1461 Now chiefly English regional (Kent). A soft, pale, calcareous sandstone often lying between layers of ragstone, found chiefly in central parts of… red stone1602 Now usually in form redstone. Any of various rocks of a red colour, esp. a sandstone or other reddish sedimentary rock suitable for use as a… penistone1688 A type of sandstone quarried around Penistone; = Penistone flag n. at compounds 2. Obsolete. rare. bluestone1709 A building or paving stone of a bluish-grey colour; (U.S.) a bluish argillaceous sandstone. Frequently attributive. gingerbread1714 English regional (chiefly midlands and East Anglian). Sedimentary rock with a distinctive dark reddish-brown colour resulting from oxidation of iron… brownstone1780 Any of various kinds of brown stone (typically sandstone) used for building; esp. a dark reddish-brown sandstone formerly widely used in the… molasse1794 Originally (formerly also with capital initial): a deposit of soft greenish sandstone mixed with marls and fossiliferous conglomerates, of… Old Red Sandstone1805 A thick series of non-marine sedimentary rocks, chiefly red sandstones and conglomerates, representing the Devonian system in parts of Britain… chip sand1808 a kind of coarse sandstone occurring in the Upper Greensand of south-west England. fox-bench1816 ‘indurated sand’ (Chesh. Gloss.). New Red Sandstone1818 A thick series of non-marine sedimentary rocks, chiefly soft red sandstones, representing the Permo-Triassic system in parts of Britain, north-west… grey band1824 a stratum of bluish-grey flagstone. arkose1839 A sandstone containing grains of feldspar and quartz, found in the Vosges. cankstone1845 The name in the Midland coalfields for a hard ferruginous sandstone. Also cankstone. St. Bees Sandstone1865 a pebbly sandstone occurring in thick beds in northwest England, formerly regarded as Upper Permian but now as Lower Triassic. pietra serena1873 A bluish sandstone used as a building material in Florence and throughout Tuscany. Ham Hill stone1889 A Somerset stone, representative of the lower part of the Upper Lias, quarried in the Ham Hill quarry and used widely for building purposes in the… |
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