bluestone
Etymology
From blue + stone.
bluestone means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
noun
- Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction“Its people are proud of their history and heritage of free settlement and the famous bluestone homes and public buildings of Adelaide are among the most orderly and best cared for examples of colonial architecture in the country.”
- Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction:; A form of dolerite which appears blue when wet or freshly broken.
- Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction:; Any of the several (massive) kinds of non-local stone (particularly dolerite) used to construct Stonehenge.
- Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction:; A feldspathic sandstone found in the US and Canada.
- Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction:; A form of limestone found in the Shenandoah Valley and some other places.
- Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction:; A bluish-grey basalt or olivine basalt.
verb
- To treat or dose with copper sulfate.“Bluestoning at any time of the year will destroy a number of snails […]”