bluestone

noun

blue·​stone ˈblü-ˌstōn How to pronounce bluestone (audio)
: a building stone of bluish-gray color

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Recent research suggests that Stonehenge’s 43 bluestones came from about 140 miles away in western Wales, while its larger sarsen stones originated 15 miles north of the site. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024 There’s a pool and a bluestone veranda that overlooks the Hudson River. Clio Chang, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025 The French designer infused a calm sense of natural warmth into the sprawling villa through the use of materials like local bluestone, doussié wood from Central Africa, a tropical species known for its durability, and brushed spruce milled in France. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024 It was previously known that the sarsen stones came from 16 miles away from the site, in what is now the British town of Marlborough, and that the smaller bluestones were brought from 125 miles away, from the Preseli hills in what is now Wales. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bluestone 

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bluestone was in 1709

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“Bluestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluestone. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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