Bath stone

noun

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

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bathroom, bath salts, Bathsheba, bath sheet, bath sponge, Bath stone, bath tissue, bath towel, bathtub, bathtub gin, bathtub race

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Example sentences from the Web for Bath stone

It is solidly built of Kentish rag, with Bath-stone facings, having two flanking towers, surmounted with stone spires.
The Church Index|William Pepperell
The external material of the building is Kentish rag, with selected Bath-stone dressings.
The Church Index|William Pepperell
It is built of ragstone with bath-stone dressings, and covered with slate.
The Church Index|William Pepperell
It is called Bath-stone freestone, or oolite; and it lies on the top of the lias, which we have just left.
Madam How and Lady Why|Charles Kingsley

The west front exterior is in the Decorated style, built of red and straw-coloured brick, with Bath-stone dressings.
The Church Index|William Pepperell

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