"gritstone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gritstones [plural]
Etymology: From grit + stone. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grit|stone}} grit + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gritstone (countable and uncountable, plural gritstones)
  1. A form of sedimentary rock, similar to sandstone but coarser. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (A form of sedimentary rock): пясъчник (pjasǎčnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian)

Inflected forms

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