graystone

Definitions

1. A type of gray volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.
   uncountable
2. Any type of gray stone, such as limestone, used in building.
   attributive, uncountable
3. A building of this kind.
   broadly, countable

Examples

“I certainly was not prepared for the cosy nestling valleys that snuggled against the shoulders of the hills; a land⟳ where the graystone cottages and farmsteads still prevailed, but where they had taken on something of the softness of their kind in Gloucester and the Cotswolds, and seemed almost like⟳ growths of the soil; […].”

“Founded almost 50 years ago, it's an imposing graystone structure⟳ (formerly a park⟳ district office).”

“Because graystones were more expensive to build⟳ than frame buildings and had a more substantial look⟳ and feel⟳, they were the choice of the middle and upper classes.”

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