"Portland stone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Portland stones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} Portland stone (usually uncountable, plural Portland stones)
  1. A limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period, quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, and used extensively for building in the British Isles. Wikipedia link: Portland stone Tags: uncountable, usually
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Inflected forms

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