单词 | self-faced |
释义 | self-facedadj. Of stone, esp. paving stone: retaining its natural face or surface; undressed. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [adjective] > dressed or hewn > not rudea1393 self-faced1826 undressed1846 1826 Times 7 Aug. (advt.) 1,400 feet of 3-inch York paving,..500 feet self-faced ditto. 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 473/1 Ordinary paving is of self-faced or of tooled York. 1922 E. J. Evans Building Contracts xi. 52 State when ordering paving whether ‘dressed’ or ‘self-faced’ paving is required. 1988 R. McMullan Macmillan Dict. Building 193/1 Self-faced stone, stone that splits cleanly and leaves a finished face. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826 |
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