ledgestone/ˈlɛdʒstəʊn/EtymologyFrom ledge + stone.nounA type of building or decorative stone veneer consisting of thin, flat, rectangular pieces of natural or manufactured stone, typically stacked in horizontal courses (often dry-stacked or mesh-mounted) to create a rugged, layered appearance with pronounced horizontal lines and textured shadows.“Cellar walls to be of ledgestone, 16 inches thick, laid dry and started on good ledgestone, laid in trenches one foot below cellar bottom.”