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ragstone

/ ˈræɡˌstəʊn /

noun

  1. a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building Also calledragragg
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ragstone1

C14: from rag 4+ stone
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Example Sentences

On the west side again is Trinity Church, date 1872, a small church of ragstone with red-tiled roof.

When this is the case, the flat slabs of the upper limestone (ragstone) are usually better than slate.

This is a structure of Kentish ragstone in a Gothic style with small steeple.

It is built of ragstone with bath-stone dressings, and covered with slate.

The building is faced with Kentish ragstone, and all the dressings are of Boxhill buttstone.

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