Bath stone

British  

noun

1. a kind of limestone used as a building material, esp at Bath in England

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Example Sentences

The creamy surface is crushed Bath stone, often used even in brick towns for important public buildings.

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2012

When chiseled smooth, it makes elegant fronts for houses, equal in colour and grain to the Bath stone; and superior in one respect, that, when seasoned, it does not scale.

From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert

These ribs are of Bath stone, and after an elaborate intertwining, are brought together above in a central boss, from which hangs a large brass corona to light the church.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less by Worley, George

Nothing in the world could equal it for painting upon, except a surface of coarse clean Bath stone, with all its pores open.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell

When chiseled smooth, it makes elegant fronts for houses, equal in colour and grain to Bath stone; and superior in one respect, that, when seasoned, it does not scale. 

From The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 by Morley, Henry