"freestone" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹiːstəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɹiːstoʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-freestone.ogg [US] Forms: freestones [plural]
Rhymes: -iːstəʊn Etymology: free + stone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|stone}} free + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} freestone (countable and uncountable, plural freestones)
  1. Sedimentary rock: a type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, most commonly sandstone or limestone. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (sedimentary rock, most commonly sandstone or limestone): Sandstein (sandstone) [masculine] (German), Kalkstein (limestone) [masculine] (German), Sedimentgestein (english: sedimentary rock) [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-freestone-en-noun-EsWNLT3~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'sedimentary rock, most commonly sandstone or limestone': 98 2
  2. (countable) A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that is relatively free of the flesh. Tags: countable Categories (lifeform): Fruits Coordinate_terms (stone fruit): clingstone Translations (stone fruit having a stone (pit) that is relatively free of the flesh): magvaváló (gyümölcs) (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-freestone-en-noun-1cp5BpkS Disambiguation of Fruits: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'stone fruit': 4 96 Disambiguation of 'stone fruit having a stone (pit) that is relatively free of the flesh': 3 97

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