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单词 freestone
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Definition of freestone in English:

freestone

noun ˈfriːstəʊnˈfristoʊn
  • 1mass noun A fine-grained stone which can be cut easily in any direction, in particular a type of sandstone or limestone.

    the town hall built in the local freestone
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Whilst the greater part was just ordinary stone, many decorative elements were carved out of freestone such as sandstones and limestone.
    • They quarried the brownstone, then called freestone, because of the ease with which it could be worked.
    • The ten-bay barn is of limestone with freestone dressings and diagonal buttresses.
    • To the south end of the living area is a massive freestone chimney and fireplace which works both inside and out on the platform.
    • He has learnt all the skills of carving freestone.
    • Towards the end of the twelfth century, stone from Caen was used for the rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral, and in the mid-thirteenth century freestone from Caen was used for mouldings and carvings in Westminster Abbey.
    • The tomb's freestone canopy is equally remarkable and can be compared with that of Stratford at Canterbury.
  • 2A stone fruit in which the stone is easily separated from the flesh when the fruit is ripe.

    as modifier freestone peaches
    Contrasted with clingstone
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When it comes to baking or preserving, freestones are the easiest to work with.
    • Its freestone fruit - about average in size - has an attractive pinkish-orange skin.
    • Varieties There are two categories of peach, clingstone and freestone, distinguished by the ease with which the flesh comes away from the stone.
    • To peel clingstones, score a little cross at the base of the fruit and plunge into hot, then cold water as with freestones and peel away the skin.
    • Irene finished canning her Red Globe freestone peaches and wiped up the sticky mess before flies took over her kitchen.
    • Use chunks of ripe pineapple, halves of slightly under-ripe apricots or freestone peaches.

Rhymes

keystone
 
 

Definition of freestone in US English:

freestone

nounˈfrēstōnˈfristoʊn
  • 1Rock that can be cut easily in any direction, in particular a fine-grained sandstone or limestone of uniform texture.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To the south end of the living area is a massive freestone chimney and fireplace which works both inside and out on the platform.
    • They quarried the brownstone, then called freestone, because of the ease with which it could be worked.
    • Towards the end of the twelfth century, stone from Caen was used for the rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral, and in the mid-thirteenth century freestone from Caen was used for mouldings and carvings in Westminster Abbey.
    • He has learnt all the skills of carving freestone.
    • The ten-bay barn is of limestone with freestone dressings and diagonal buttresses.
    • Whilst the greater part was just ordinary stone, many decorative elements were carved out of freestone such as sandstones and limestone.
    • The tomb's freestone canopy is equally remarkable and can be compared with that of Stratford at Canterbury.
  • 2A stone fruit in which the pit is easily separated from the flesh when the fruit is ripe.

    as modifier freestone peaches
    Contrasted with clingstone
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Varieties There are two categories of peach, clingstone and freestone, distinguished by the ease with which the flesh comes away from the stone.
    • To peel clingstones, score a little cross at the base of the fruit and plunge into hot, then cold water as with freestones and peel away the skin.
    • Irene finished canning her Red Globe freestone peaches and wiped up the sticky mess before flies took over her kitchen.
    • When it comes to baking or preserving, freestones are the easiest to work with.
    • Use chunks of ripe pineapple, halves of slightly under-ripe apricots or freestone peaches.
    • Its freestone fruit - about average in size - has an attractive pinkish-orange skin.
 
 
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