ragstone

/ ˈræɡˌstəʊn /

noun

1. a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building Also calledragragg

Word History and Origins

Origin of ragstone¹

C14: from rag ⁴+ stone

Example Sentences

On the west side again is Trinity Church, date 1872, a small church of ragstone with red-tiled roof.

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When this is the case, the flat slabs of the upper limestone (ragstone) are usually better than slate.

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This is a structure of Kentish ragstone in a Gothic style with small steeple.

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It is built of ragstone with bath-stone dressings, and covered with slate.

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The building is faced with Kentish ragstone, and all the dressings are of Boxhill buttstone.

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