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
The buildings are primarily brick, but some are cut stone.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2022
Glass ceilings in the 16th-century Ottoman Empire were made of cut stone, secured by iron locks, ringed with imposing walls and guarded by armies of eunuchs.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2017
Terracotta was and still is an inexpensive material as a substitute for cut stone.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2015
For the small areas of solid wall the stone mason would actually construct two parallel walls of cut stone.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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