| 单词 | artificial stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasartificial stone g. artificial stone (see quot. 1967). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > concrete > [noun] > artificial stone artificial stone1722 lithodipyrac1778 reconstructed stone1915 cast stone1925 reconstituted stone1961 1722 Brit. Pat. 447 Thomas Ripley..and Richard Holt..have been at much labour..for the finding out and inventing ‘A certain compound liquid metall never before known and used by the Antients or Moderns, by which artificiall stone and marble is made.’ c1778 (title) Coade's lithodipyra or artificial stone manufactory. For all kinds of statues, capitals, vases, tombs, coats of arms, & architectural ornaments &c. &c. 1868 Building News 10 Apr. 248/2 (heading) Ransome's artificial stone. 1868 Building News 3 July 448/2 A method of manufacturing artificial granite..has just been patented by Mr. P. M. Parsons. 1935 Economist 9 Feb. 321/1 The two trades..which represent the largest consumers of cement are ‘public works contracting, etc.’, and ‘artificial stone and concrete manufacturing’. 1935 Specification 37 245/1 Reconstructed stone is natural stone—reconstructed, and is to be distinguished from artificial stone, which may be described as high-grade concrete. 1967 Gloss. Highway Engin. Terms (B.S.I.) Artificial stone, a form of precast concrete in which the finished surface resembles that of natural stone. < as lemmas |
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