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Examples
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His eyes rest blankly on the rough-dressed ceiling beams as the wind moans, and the distant surf whispers against the base of the cliffs.
The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994
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Fifteen hard-faced, rough-dressed men, all with shaved heads and topknots not to mention bloodstains, oiling and sharpening blades, laughing as one recounted how another had almost been spitted like a lamb well, they had a most salutary effect.
The Fires of Heaven Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1993
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The cottages were low, made of rough-dressed stone, and a man could not stand upright in most of the small houses.
Sharpe's Sword Cornwell, Bernard 1983
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The cottages were low, made of rough-dressed stone, and a man could not stand upright in most of the small houses.
Sharpe's Sword Cornwell, Bernard 1983
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All she could see was part of a heap of rough-dressed stone.
Funeral Games Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1981
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The first firebolt arcs out of the grass and drops into the fort " slamming into the side of a building where flames lick at the rough-dressed log wall.
Fall of Angels Modesitt, L. E. 1996
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