"graystone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: graystones [plural]
Etymology: gray + stone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gray|stone}} gray + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} graystone (countable and uncountable, plural graystones)
  1. (uncountable) A type of gray volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Rocks
    Sense id: en-graystone-en-noun-d9m-diN6 Disambiguation of Rocks: 58 38 4
  2. (uncountable, attributive) Any type of gray stone, such as limestone, used in building. Tags: attributive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-graystone-en-noun-FOfLkfpC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 56 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 63 3
  3. (countable, by extension) A building of this kind. Tags: broadly, countable
    Sense id: en-graystone-en-noun-WKOlpGu7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: greystone [UK] Related terms: brownstone

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