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freestone
free·stone F0312100 (frē′stōn′)n.1. A stone, such as limestone, that is soft enough to be cut easily without shattering or splitting.2. A fruit, especially a peach, that has a stone that does not adhere to the flesh.
[Middle English freston, translation of Old French franche pere, high-grade stone : franche, high-grade, feminine of franc, noble, freeborn + pere, stone.]
free′stone′ adj.freestone (ˈfriːˌstəʊn) n1. (Geological Science) a. any fine-grained stone, esp sandstone or limestone, that can be cut and worked in any direction without breakingb. (as modifier): a freestone house. 2. (Botany) botany a. a fruit, such as a peach, in which the flesh separates readily from the stoneb. (as modifier): a freestone peach. Compare clingstonefree•stone (ˈfriˌstoʊn)
n. 1. a peach or other fruit having a pit that does not cling to the pulp. 2. the pit itself. 3. a stone, as sandstone, that can be freely worked or quarried without splitting. [1250–1300] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | freestone - fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pitedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
freestone
freestone[′frē‚stōn] (botany) A fruit stone to which the fruit does not cling, as in certain varieties of peach. (geology) Stone, particularly a thick-bedded, even-textured, fine-grained sandstone, that breaks freely and is able to be cut and dressed with equal facility in any direction without tending to split. freestoneFairly fine-grained stone that works easily; has no tendency to split in any preferential direction; esp. suitable for carving and elaborate milling; usually a sandstone or a granular limestone.freestone
freestone (frē′stōn′)n.1. A stone, such as limestone, that is soft enough to be cut easily without shattering or splitting.2. A fruit, especially a peach, that has a stone that does not adhere to the flesh.
free′stone′ adj.freestone
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