cut stone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cut stone
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Japan team official Yosuke Takeuchi said the podium in Milan was "a rough, asphalt-like substance made of cut stone", which chipped skaters' blades when they stepped onto it for Sunday's medal ceremony.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
As for other green gems, the defunct Plumbago Mine near Hanover, Maine once yielded fine green tourmalines; jewelers say that a beautiful specimen or cut stone still surfaces in an estate sale occasionally.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
The buildings are primarily brick, but some are cut stone.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2022
Terracotta was and still is an inexpensive material as a substitute for cut stone.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2015
Some say that the king enlisted the services of the great Shamir, a worm who could cut stone, and with this worm completed his work.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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