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freestone
[ free-stohn ]
noun
- a fruit having a stone to which the flesh does not cling, as certain peaches and plums.
- the stone itself.
- any stone, as sandstone, that can be freely worked or quarried, especially one that cuts well in all directions without splitting.
adjective
- having a stone from which the flesh is easily separated.
freestone
/ ˈfriːˌstəʊn /
noun
- any fine-grained stone, esp sandstone or limestone, that can be cut and worked in any direction without breaking
- ( as modifier )
a freestone house
- botany
- a fruit, such as a peach, in which the flesh separates readily from the stone
- ( as modifier ) Compare clingstone
a freestone peach
Word History and Origins
Origin of freestone1
Example Sentences
The evenly grained Aquia sandstone is known as a freestone because it can be freely cut and chiseled in any direction without shattering or splitting.
It was of freestone of a fine grain, of a dull white colour, slightly veined with red; and the surface was finely polished.
A carriage passed under the gray archway of the red-brick and freestone lodges.
It is cut out of a rock like freestone, into pieces of about a foot long, squared, but a little convex on the upper side.
Select large firm freestone peaches, remove the skins and put into a jar.
Minerals; lime and freestone, marble that polishes well, and some traces of iron ore.
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