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Purbeck stone

Purbeck stone noun: a type of hard limestone from the Isle of Purbeck, used for building and paving.

Noun

Purbeck stone (uncountable)

  1. A type of hard limestone from the Isle of Purbeck, used for building and paving.
    • I could perceive several small winding holes, much like Worm-holes, as I have noted in some kind of Purbeck-stone, by looking on the surface of a piece newly flaw'd off […].1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section XV

Questions about Purbeck stone

What does Purbeck stone mean?
Purbeck stone means a type of hard limestone from the Isle of Purbeck, used for building and paving.
What part of speech is Purbeck stone?
Purbeck stone is a noun.

Words near Purbeck stone in the dictionary

  1. purba
  2. Purba Bardhaman
  3. Purba Medinipur
  4. purbas
  5. Purbeck
  6. Purbeck stone
  7. Purbeckian
  8. Purbiya
  9. Purbiyas
  10. purblind
  11. purblinded

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