cut stone

noun

, Masonry.

1. a stone or stonework dressed to a relatively fine finish with tools other than hammers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cut stone¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

He taught the Filipinos to cut stone and mix mortar, to weave cloth and make garments.

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Each tower contained, as a rule, two chambers, was built of carefully cut stone and vaulted inside with brick.

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It is now on the market as kunzite, and a cut stone of one karat in weight sells for fifty dollars and more.

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Cuinn barely glanced at the cut stone and tossed it back, pointing out one of the packhorses.

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A feeling which is often entirely wanting in cut stone when used to reproduce animal and plant forms.

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