fieldstone

noun

field·​stone ˈfēl(d)-ˌstōn How to pronounce fieldstone (audio)
: stone (as in building) in usually unaltered form as taken from the field

Examples of fieldstone in a Sentence

They used plain fieldstones as grave markers.
Recent Examples on the Web Not too far away, on 425 Old Springfield Road in Stafford there is the Greystone Farm English style barn that features exterior siding of gray fieldstone, and flush board and vertical siding on other sections. Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024 Sonoma, California Architect Jim Gillam designed this three-bedroom house clad in local fieldstone. The Week Us, theweek, 19 Jan. 2024 The exterior was made from local fieldstone and includes an English slate roof. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024 This includes daily breakfast; a top-quality, multi-course dinner tasting menu in the main dining room, with its fieldstone fireplace and vaulted ceilings; and meals at Twiggs, the Farm’s restaurant that opened in 2022 with an a la carte menu inspired by the restaurant’s wood-burning oven. Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for fieldstone 

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Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fieldstone was in 1799

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“Fieldstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fieldstone. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.

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fieldstone

noun
field·​stone ˈfē(ə)ld-ˌstōn How to pronounce fieldstone (audio)
: stone (as in building) in usually unchanged form as taken from nature
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