Caen-stonen.

Etymology: < the name of Caen, a city in Normandy + stone n.

A lightish-yellow building-stone found near Caen in Normandy; it is at first very soft, but hardens on exposure. Also attributive.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [noun] > freestone or building stone

Caen-stone1421

french peirec1620

Portland stone1633

grison stone1653

hazle1794

roach1911

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > building stone > other types of building stone

rag1313

mould-stone1353

Caen-stone1421

ornel1432

Yorkshire stone1569

Portland stone1633

bluestone1709

fieldstone1797

whitbed1812

water stone1815

cabook1834

chimney rock1847

Ham Hill stone1889

1421 in Lett. Q. Margaret of Anjou (1863) 20 I have purveyed xiij. tons tight [weight?] of Cane stone.

1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 361 Part of the ruines of the old Temple were seene to remaine builded of Cane stone.

1898 C. M. Yonge John Keble's Parishes ix. 102 The material chiefly used in the cathedral was Caen stone.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 26 Apr. 12/1 The beautiful Caen-stone structure.

1924 F. M. Ford Some do Not i. iv. 99 They've got just a facing of Caen stone that the tide floated here.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	caen-stone
释义	Caen-stonen. Etymology: < the name of Caen, a city in Normandy + stone n. A lightish-yellow building-stone found near Caen in Normandy; it is at first very soft, but hardens on exposure. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [noun] > freestone or building stone Caen-stone1421 french peirec1620 Portland stone1633 grison stone1653 hazle1794 roach1911 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > building stone > other types of building stone rag1313 mould-stone1353 Caen-stone1421 ornel1432 Yorkshire stone1569 Portland stone1633 bluestone1709 fieldstone1797 whitbed1812 water stone1815 cabook1834 chimney rock1847 Ham Hill stone1889 1421 in Lett. Q. Margaret of Anjou (1863) 20 I have purveyed xiij. tons tight [weight?] of Cane stone. 1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 361 Part of the ruines of the old Temple were seene to remaine builded of Cane stone. 1898 C. M. Yonge John Keble's Parishes ix. 102 The material chiefly used in the cathedral was Caen stone. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 26 Apr. 12/1 The beautiful Caen-stone structure. 1924 F. M. Ford Some do Not i. iv. 99 They've got just a facing of Caen stone that the tide floated here. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1421
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