Advertisement

Advertisement

fieldstone

[ feeld-stohn ]

noun

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


fieldstone

/ 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
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of fieldstone1

First recorded in 1790–1800; field + stone
Discover More

Example Sentences

Four bedrooms, four baths, formal dining, family and living rooms; expansive fieldstone fireplace, coffered ceilings, gourmet kitchen, parlor; 3,862 square feet.

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.

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

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.

Apollo Hall, a small, fieldstone building with sharply pitched roof, was donated in 1937 by the Wurlitzer company and housed the camp’s accordion program.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


fieldsmanfieldwork