Meaning of ledgestone | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of building or decorative stone veneer consisting of thin, flat, rectangular pieces of natural or manufactured stone, typically stacked in horizontal courses (often dry-stacked or mesh-mounted) to create a rugged, layered appearance with pronounced horizontal lines and textured shadows.

Examples

“Cellar walls to be of ledgestone, 16 inches thick, laid dry and started on good ledgestone, laid in trenches one foot below cellar bottom.”

“Stone, in a variety of types, is also used in shopping centers. Limestone, ledgestone, sandstone, marble and granite are favorites.”

“Most excellent are low ledgestone foundations with or without plaster covering.”

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