Caen stone

noun

1. a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caen stone¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

The chimney pieces are imposing and carved with 3D figures; the one in the library depicts the Principles of Speech in Caen stone.

From The Guardian

The Bath and Caen stone used does not resist the wasting action of the impurities in the air.

From Project Gutenberg

The fireplace was of Caen stone with the family arms of the Hildebrands sculptured in the central panel.

From Project Gutenberg

It rises, tall, florid, built of Caen stone, with a palatial flight of steps, and something of the grace and dignity of the genius of Inigo Jones, to whom it is ascribed, with the shadows of ancestral trees and the stains of two centuries upon it, and a vague character of gloom and melancholy, not improved by some indications not actually of decay, but of something too like neglect.

From Project Gutenberg

The diameter of the room which is faced with Norman or Caen stone, is sixty-seven feet by fifty-nine.

From Project Gutenberg