"formstone" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: A genericization from a trade name of the 1940s, FormStone, itself a proprialization from what had previously been a lexical gap compound, form + stone. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|form|stone}} form + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} formstone (uncountable)
  1. A plasterlike artificial stone compound made to resemble stone (rock); the stonelike (rocklike) veneer thus produced. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: permastone[Appendix:Glossary Hypernyms: veneer Related terms: cementacious, cementitious, composition stone Coordinate_terms: stucco, plaster, ;, masonry veneer, stone veneer, brick veneer
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