Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In geology, a grayish or greenish compact volcanic rock, composed of feldspar and augite or horn-blende, and allied to basalt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Geol.) A grayish or greenish compact rock, composed of feldspar and augite, and allied to basalt.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable A type of gray,
volcanic rock, typically containingfeldspar andiron - noun A building made of any type of gray stone, such as
limestone
Etymologies
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Examples
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Meantime, my fantasy resurfaces: me inside my own Congressman's neo - traditional Georgetown graystone -- a wild scene of passionate, out-of-control (but, of course, well informed) lovemaking.
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The driver continued into the village and delivered me to the graystone cottage on Market Street, wedged silently, as it had always been, between its two sisters.
Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008
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ON the drive back to Heathview I watched out the window as street upon street of graystone cottages slipped past.
The House at Riverton Kate Morton 2008
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The pedlar, I knew, lived with his wife and six children in a graystone back-to-back that stood at attention in a line of identical others.
The House at Riverton Kate Morton 2008
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ON the drive back to Heathview I watched out the window as street upon street of graystone cottages slipped past.
Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008
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The frosty night had turned the graystone steps to ice and through my skirt and drawers my legs grew numb.
Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008
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Champlain also sent provisions that had been shipped in graystone pottery crocks of Norman design.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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At the lawns edge, a grand set of graystone stairs led into Lady Ashburys rose garden.
Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008
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Champlain also sent provisions that had been shipped in graystone pottery crocks of Norman design.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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The pedlar, I knew, lived with his wife and six children in a graystone back-to-back that stood at attention in a line of identical others.
Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008
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