fieldstone

American  

[feeld-stohn] / ˈfildˌstoʊn /

noun

1. unfinished stone as found in fields, especially when used for building purposes.

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fieldstone British  

/ ˈfiːldˌstəʊn /

noun

1. building stone found in fields

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Etymology

Origin of fieldstone

First recorded in 1790–1800; field + stone

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Example Sentences

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fieldstone

The exterior was built with 300 tons of fieldstone primarily sourced from century-old structures around the 50-mile mark of the Oregon Trail in Missouri.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2022

At its top, they happened upon an old fieldstone house with robin’s egg blue shutters, a covered porch and an ancient-looking sycamore shading its back lawn.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2020

One, wrapped in fieldstone and framed by wood beams, anchors a stylish living room with angled ceilings and bay windows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2020

It sat in the shadow of the uplit cathedral and its fieldstone walls were whitewashed and as cold as a tomb.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020

Working alone, far from Penelope and old Laertes, he had put up a fieldstone hut and timbered it with wild pear wood.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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