Moorstone
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A type of English granite, found mostly in Cornwall. countable, uncountable
"Most of them are what is called moorstone, a kind of granite, but which is so damp that it must, when built in the wall of a house, be lined with brick or other stone."
Example
More examples"Most of them are what is called moorstone, a kind of granite, but which is so damp that it must, when built in the wall of a house, be lined with brick or other stone."
Etymology
From moor + stone.
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