freestone

/free-stohn/US // ˈfriˌstoʊn //UK // (ˈfriːˌstəʊn) //

自由石,飞石,自由岩,自由石头

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a fruit having a stone to which the flesh does not cling, as certain peaches and plums.
- : the stone itself.
- : any stone, as sandstone, that can be freely worked or quarried, especially one that cuts well in all directions without splitting.

adj.形容词 adjective

The evenly grained Aquia sandstone is known as a freestone because it can be freely cut and chiseled in any direction without shattering or splitting.
It was of freestone of a fine grain, of a dull white colour, slightly veined with red; and the surface was finely polished.
A carriage passed under the gray archway of the red-brick and freestone lodges.
It is cut out of a rock like freestone, into pieces of about a foot long, squared, but a little convex on the upper side.
Select large firm freestone peaches, remove the skins and put into a jar.
Minerals; lime and freestone, marble that polishes well, and some traces of iron ore.