drystonen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdrʌɪstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈdraɪˌstoʊn/

Forms: see dry adj. and stone n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dry adj., stone n.

Etymology: < dry adj. + stone n.Compare post-classical Latin sicco lapide (ablative) with drystone (13th cent. in a British source), Old French piere secche drystone (c1180), Middle French, French de pierres sèches made of drystone (1538).

Chiefly British.

A. n.

Stone used without mortar to build a wall or other structure; the material from which a drystone wall is made. Also as a count noun: a stone used to build a wall without mortar.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > building stone > stone for other specific building use

stepping1608

oven-stone1836

revetting1839

walling stone1840

landing1847

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > building stone > stone for other specific building use > piece of

pendant1474

vault-stone1480

table stone1554

course-stone1610

rustic1797

arch-stone1828

courser1885

1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) at Walle A little walle, or walle of drie stones. Maceria... Vn petit mur, ou muraille de pierres seiches.

1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. 154/1 Jórfe, a walle of drie stone.

a1688 J. Wallace Descr. Orkney (1693) 93 Skeos, little houses built of dry stones without any Morter, that the wind may have free passage through them, in which they dry their fishes and fleshes.

1714 F. Nevill in Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 254 There are on the top of the Hill two Circles of dry Stone.

1780 P. Luckombe Tour through Ireland 159 The country is intersected with walls of dry stone.

1893 Isle of Man Times 13 May 1/4 (advt.) Experienced builders in dry stone also wanted.

1999 Guardian 17 Sept. i. 23/4 St Kitts is permanently humid, which led to the invention of the clett, a drying-chamber constructed of dry-stone and turf.

2010 T. Ó. Carragáin Churches in Early Medieval Ireland ii. 54 It seems possible that it was built in drystone to recall the drystone churches clustered around Mt Brandon.

B. adj.

1. Designating a stone wall or other structure built without mortar, esp. a wall of rough stones used to form a boundary to a field, as in drystone dyke (see dike n.¹ 6b), drystone wall, etc. Also: of or involving the construction of such a structure, as in drystone construction, drystone walling, etc.Some earlier evidence may not represent a fixed collocation.

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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > wall > stone wall > stone wall without mortar

stonewallc825

1593 Several Rates Wages for E. Riding No man shall take for making of a rough dry stone wall, hauing the stone laid by him, which wall is one yard and a halfe high, and halfe a yard thicke, aboue xii.d. a rodde, without meat and drinke.

1699 Ld. Belhaven Countrey-mans Rudim. 25 It would be no difficult task to rickle up a dry Stone dike.

c1702 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) ii. iii. 83 You scarce see a tree and No hedges all over y^e Country, only dry stone walls.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i. (note) , in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 13 Called, by the vulgar, a dry-stane dyke.

1944 Jrnl. Cork Hist. & Archaeol. Soc. 49 43 A tiny sprite found hiding among stones of a dry-stone fence.

1952 Illustr. London News 5 Jan. 30/2 The subsequent drystone construction of the palaces and courtyards remains a wonder to modern engineers.

1961 Italy (Michelin Tourist Guide) (ed. 2) 216 The Trulli..are strange circular, dry-stone structures.

1984 J. Seymour Forgotten Arts (1985) 54/1 There is no great mystery to dry-stone walling. It is the endurance of the skilled waller that is so impressive.

2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Property Suppl.) 6/1 Rebuilding the traditional drystone terrace walls will help water retention and tree growth.

2. Designating a person who builds drystone walls, esp. in drystone dyker, drystone waller.

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1792 W. Wright in J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. II. xii. 136 Dry-stone-dykers.

1851 Chester Chron. 29 Nov. 7/2 Samuel Dawson, dry stone waller, of Shipley.

1992 Independent 16 Mar. 1/2 Thirty-six men and women of diverse social class and nationality—among them a High Court judge from Zimbabwe and a dry stone dyker—started their retreat three years ago.

2003 Amateur Gardening 24 May 39/1 Extensive drystone walls created by a team of drystone wallers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	drystone
释义	drystonen.adj. Brit. /ˈdrʌɪstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈdraɪˌstoʊn/ Forms: see dry adj. and stone n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dry adj., stone n. Etymology: < dry adj. + stone n.Compare post-classical Latin sicco lapide (ablative) with drystone (13th cent. in a British source), Old French piere secche drystone (c1180), Middle French, French de pierres sèches made of drystone (1538). Chiefly British. A. n. Stone used without mortar to build a wall or other structure; the material from which a drystone wall is made. Also as a count noun: a stone used to build a wall without mortar. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > building stone > stone for other specific building use stepping1608 oven-stone1836 revetting1839 walling stone1840 landing1847 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > building stone > stone for other specific building use > piece of pendant1474 vault-stone1480 table stone1554 course-stone1610 rustic1797 arch-stone1828 courser1885 1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) at Walle A little walle, or walle of drie stones. Maceria... Vn petit mur, ou muraille de pierres seiches. 1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. 154/1 Jórfe, a walle of drie stone. a1688 J. Wallace Descr. Orkney (1693) 93 Skeos, little houses built of dry stones without any Morter, that the wind may have free passage through them, in which they dry their fishes and fleshes. 1714 F. Nevill in Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 254 There are on the top of the Hill two Circles of dry Stone. 1780 P. Luckombe Tour through Ireland 159 The country is intersected with walls of dry stone. 1893 Isle of Man Times 13 May 1/4 (advt.) Experienced builders in dry stone also wanted. 1999 Guardian 17 Sept. i. 23/4 St Kitts is permanently humid, which led to the invention of the clett, a drying-chamber constructed of dry-stone and turf. 2010 T. Ó. Carragáin Churches in Early Medieval Ireland ii. 54 It seems possible that it was built in drystone to recall the drystone churches clustered around Mt Brandon. B. adj. 1. Designating a stone wall or other structure built without mortar, esp. a wall of rough stones used to form a boundary to a field, as in drystone dyke (see dike n.¹ 6b), drystone wall, etc. Also: of or involving the construction of such a structure, as in drystone construction, drystone walling, etc.Some earlier evidence may not represent a fixed collocation. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > wall > stone wall > stone wall without mortar stonewallc825 1593 Several Rates Wages for E. Riding No man shall take for making of a rough dry stone wall, hauing the stone laid by him, which wall is one yard and a halfe high, and halfe a yard thicke, aboue xii.d. a rodde, without meat and drinke. 1699 Ld. Belhaven Countrey-mans Rudim. 25 It would be no difficult task to rickle up a dry Stone dike. c1702 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) ii. iii. 83 You scarce see a tree and No hedges all over y^e Country, only dry stone walls. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i. (note) , in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 13 Called, by the vulgar, a dry-stane dyke. 1944 Jrnl. Cork Hist. & Archaeol. Soc. 49 43 A tiny sprite found hiding among stones of a dry-stone fence. 1952 Illustr. London News 5 Jan. 30/2 The subsequent drystone construction of the palaces and courtyards remains a wonder to modern engineers. 1961 Italy (Michelin Tourist Guide) (ed. 2) 216 The Trulli..are strange circular, dry-stone structures. 1984 J. Seymour Forgotten Arts (1985) 54/1 There is no great mystery to dry-stone walling. It is the endurance of the skilled waller that is so impressive. 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Property Suppl.) 6/1 Rebuilding the traditional drystone terrace walls will help water retention and tree growth. 2. Designating a person who builds drystone walls, esp. in drystone dyker, drystone waller. ΚΠ 1792 W. Wright in J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. II. xii. 136 Dry-stone-dykers. 1851 Chester Chron. 29 Nov. 7/2 Samuel Dawson, dry stone waller, of Shipley. 1992 Independent 16 Mar. 1/2 Thirty-six men and women of diverse social class and nationality—among them a High Court judge from Zimbabwe and a dry stone dyker—started their retreat three years ago. 2003 Amateur Gardening 24 May 39/1 Extensive drystone walls created by a team of drystone wallers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). > as lemmas dry-stone dry-stone adj. applied to a ‘dike’ or stone wall built without mortar, cf. dike n.¹ 6b. [Compare post-classical Latin sicco lapide (ablative) with dry stone (13th cent. in a British source).] Π c1702 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) ii. iii. 83 You scarce see a tree and No hedges all over y^e Country, only dry stone walls. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i. (note) , in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 13 Called, by the vulgar, a dry-stane dyke. 1878 C. R. Conder Tent Wk. Palestine 312 Siloam—a most disappointing pool with dry-stone walls and a little muddy water. extracted from dryadj.adv. < n.adj.1572 as lemmas
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drystonen.adj.

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