bluestone

noun

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

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Wooden posts were erected on the site at some point, but the stone monument that remains today was begun around 2500 B.C.E. Adjustments were made to the positions of the smaller, inner bluestones 200 to 300 years later. Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025 Zillow reported that buyers are willing to pay 2% more for houses with outdoor kitchens, pizza ovens, or bluestone patios. Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2025 The poly blade does not scratch my bluestone patio. Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025 The smaller dolerite bluestones came from even farther away: the Preseli Hills in southwest Wales, 180 miles to the northwest. Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bluestone

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 9 Apr. 2025.

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