bluestone

[ bloo-stohn ]

noun

1. a bluish, argillaceous sandstone used for building purposes, flagging, etc.

bluestone

/ ˈbluːˌstəʊn /

noun

1. a blue-grey sandstone containing much clay, used for building and paving
2. the blue crystalline form of copper sulphate
3. a blue variety of basalt found in Australia and used as a building stone

Word History and Origins

Origin of bluestone¹

First recorded in 1645–55; blue + stone

Example Sentences

He just went where whim and the bluestone took him, working entirely by hand.

From Washington Post

Where these bluestones can be found in abundance, however, is 150 miles away in Wales at a place called the Preseli Hills.

From Washington Post

Inside is yet another ring, dating back at least 2,000 years, made of so-called bluestones — igneous rocks, each weighing between two and four tons, not indigenous to the area.

From Washington Post

The site is near quarries previously identified as sources of smaller Stonehenge stones, known as bluestones.

From Science News

She walked down the bluestone and blacktop driveway and through shadows thrown by the branches of seven leafless oak trees.

From The Daily Beast

The term “Bluestone” in the West of England meant holy stone.

From Project Gutenberg

A smooth road of bluestone with a surface like velvet, rarely broken by badly paved or badly worn sections, ran straight south.

From Project Gutenberg

Martin, in despair, has taken to horse-doctoring his yaws with bluestone and to blessing the Solomons.

From Project Gutenberg

Two people should work together and pour the milk of lime and the bluestone solution together so that the streams mix in pouring.

From Project Gutenberg

Sprinkle a little copper sulfate (bluestone) in the flame of a Bunsen burner.

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