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Meaning of Purbeck stone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A type of hard limestone from the Isle of Purbeck, used for building and paving.

uncountable

Examples

“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 […].”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Purbiya Purblind Purblindness Purcell Purchaqchi purchasability