bluestone — ozdic

Collocations

3

ADJ.

famous, local, old, public

BLUESTONE + NOUN

enrichments, homes

PREP.

in, with

Definitions

noun

1

Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction

Its people are proud of their history and heritage of free settlement and the famous bluestone homes and public buildings of Adelaide are among the most orderly and best cared for examples of colonial architecture in the country.

Hanson Chambers, as 56 Carrington Street was eventually known, confirmed the tradition that the South Australian bar would develop as a series of small enclaves, more often than not in old, bluestone buildings dating back to the nineteenth century.

2

Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction:

3

Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction:

4

Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction:

5

Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction:

verb

1

To treat or dose with copper sulfate.

Bluestoning at any time of the year will destroy a number of snails […]

name

1

A surname.

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Example Bank

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01

Its people are proud of their history and heritage of free settlement and the famous bluestone homes and public buildings of Adelaide are among the most orderly and best cared for examples of colonial

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02

Hanson Chambers, as 56 Carrington Street was eventually known, confirmed the tradition that the South Australian bar would develop as a series of small enclaves, more often than not in old, bluestone

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03

William rented the house on the corner of Lefevre Terrace and Tynte Street: a two-storey home of local bluestone with stuccoed enrichments, in high Victorian Italianate style.

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04

Bluestoning at any time of the year will destroy a number of snails […]

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bluestone is marked as UK, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.