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fieldstone

American  
[feeld-stohn] / ˈfildˌstoʊn /

noun

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


fieldstone British  
/ ˈfiːldˌstəʊn /

noun

  1. building stone found in fields

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fieldstone

First recorded in 1790–1800; field + stone


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Breuer anchored this lightweight architecture to the earth with a living-room wall and massive fireplace of fieldstone.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2022

The owners of this fieldstone house in the Round Hill neighborhood of Potomac, Md., found just about everything they wanted in a home and more.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2022

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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