bluestone
[bloo-stohn]
- a bluish, argillaceous sandstone used for building purposes, flagging, etc.
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Contemporary Examples of bluestone
She walked down the bluestone and blacktop driveway and through shadows thrown by the branches of seven leafless oak trees.
Historical Examples of bluestone
It was a great relief to reach the Bluestone and prepare for action.
A Virginia ScoutHugh Pendexter
Without building a fire or eating we started up the Bluestone.
A Virginia ScoutHugh Pendexter
On reaching the Bluestone we halted while the savages collected their horses.
A Virginia ScoutHugh Pendexter
The term “Bluestone” in the West of England meant holy stone.
Archaic EnglandHarold Bayley
Mrs. Bluestone was quite unhappy because you would not come.
Lady AnnaAnthony Trollope
bluestone
- a blue-grey sandstone containing much clay, used for building and paving
- the blue crystalline form of copper sulphate
- a blue variety of basalt found in Australia and used as a building stone
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