cut stone
nounMasonry.
a stone or stonework dressed to a relatively fine finish with tools other than hammers.
Origin of cut stone
1First recorded in 1800–10
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How to use cut stone in a sentence
He taught the Filipinos to cut stone and mix mortar, to weave cloth and make garments.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellEach tower contained, as a rule, two chambers, was built of carefully cut stone and vaulted inside with brick.
The Walls of Constantinople | Bernard Granville BakerIt is now on the market as kunzite, and a cut stone of one karat in weight sells for fifty dollars and more.
The Heritage of the Hills | Arthur P. HankinsCuinn barely glanced at the cut stone and tossed it back, pointing out one of the packhorses.
The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyA feeling which is often entirely wanting in cut stone when used to reproduce animal and plant forms.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets | Francis Miltoun
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