bluestone

English

noun
Definitions
  • Any of several bluish grey varieties of stone used for construction:
  • Either of two related copper- and sulfur-based bright blue stones:
  • lapis Lapis lazuli, or its core constituent, lazurite.

Etymology

Compound from English blue + English stone.

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English

stone

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