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 • 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

They were constructed of hundreds of pieces of cut stone.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay