cut stone

American  

noun

Masonry.

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

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Etymology

Origin of cut stone

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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

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 Literature

He was a veteran of World War 2, and he cut stone in a quarry for a living — a tough guy — but he still had to contend with the demons that come with short nerves.

From Salon

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

Where the pyramid and several elite residences once stood were toppled walls of cut stone.

From New York Times