ragstone

British  

/ ˈræɡˌstəʊn /

noun

1. Also called: rag, ragg. a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building

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Etymology

Origin of ragstone

C14: from _rag ⁴ + _stone

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Example Sentences

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ragstone

Grimes selected the site of some blitzed office buildings, dug a trench and found the face of a solid wall made of Kentish ragstone, the Romans' favorite building material.

From Time Magazine Archive

Above this are 147 ft. of freestone, 7 ft. of oolite marl, 34 ft. of upper freestone and 38 ft. of ragstone.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

The buildings are of Kentish ragstone, were designed by Cundy, and contain a church, clergy house, and school-house with teacher's residence.

From Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London by Sir Walter Besant

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

From Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London by Sir Walter Besant

Henry V. granted the City free passages for four boats and four carts, to bring lime, ragstone, and freestone for the works.

From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury

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