limestone

/ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/

name 5noun 1

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ADJ.

big, daily, daily, developed, elaborate, most, new, symbolic

VERB + LIMESTONE

grow

LIMESTONE + NOUN

affair, chippings, kiln, lettuce, soil, tons, trees, viaduct

PREP.

in, in

ADV.

evidently

Definitions

noun

An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

a limestone viaduct

The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

name

A number of places in the United States:

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a limestone viaduct

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The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

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As each blast furnace uses 200 tons of limestone daily, and each limestone kiln 150 tons, a total of 730 tons of limestone has to be carried daily, in addition to limestone chippings, which are sold.

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They're going to need to quarry a lot of limestone in order to build the new church.

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The bristlecones grow well in limestone soil. Most trees do not grow well in such soil.

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Limestone lettuce was developed by James Bibb in 1865.

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