| 单词 | penistone flag |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPenistone flag Penistone flag n. any of a group of sandstones quarried around Penistone and used for making paving stones (cf. sense 2). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > stone as material for paving > a paving stone > others pennant flag1756 fairy pavements1787 Purbeck1833 coffin-stone1845 Penistone flag1878 1878 A. H. Green et al. Geol. Yorks. Coal-field ii. §3. 77 The Penistone Flags are a group of very variable sandstones, with a few thin and poor coals. They are best developed around Penistone, and may be traced thence southwards to Sheffield. 1998 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Jan. 20 All over this eastern flank of the highest ground are outcroppings of the Lower Coal Measures, containing so much valuable building stone and roofing flags—Greenmoor Rock, Grenoside Sandstone, Penistone Flag. < as lemmas |
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