"wallstone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wallstones [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English walle ston, from Old English weallstān (“stone for building”), equivalent to wall + stone. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|walle ston}} Middle English walle ston, {{inh|en|ang|weallstān|t=stone for building}} Old English weallstān (“stone for building”), {{com|en|wall|stone}} wall + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wallstone (countable and uncountable, plural wallstones)
  1. (architecture) Stone used for building, especially in the construction of walls. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Architecture Synonyms: wall-stone, wall stone
    Sense id: en-wallstone-en-noun-kQr-SyCX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: architecture

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