Ancaster stone

noun

An·​cas·​ter stone ˈan-ˌka-stər- 

ˈaŋ-

: a type of limestone quarried in Britain and sometimes used for building

… a perfect Restoration house, built in 1685 of gray Ancaster stone now weathered to a gentle gold …

—Elizabeth Lambert Ortiz, Gourmet, December 1982

Word History

Etymology

from the village of Ancaster, Lincolnshire, England, near where it is quarried

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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