"greystone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: greystones [plural]
Etymology: grey + stone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grey|stone}} grey + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} greystone (countable and uncountable, plural greystones)
  1. Alternative form of graystone Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: graystone
    Sense id: en-greystone-en-noun-4TCw3s~m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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