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BATH-STONE

\bˈaθstˈə͡ʊn], \bˈaθstˈə‍ʊn], \b_ˈa_θ_s_t_ˈəʊ_n]\

Definitions of BATH-STONE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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Fine-grained, cream-coloured, Oolitic limestone, from the Lower Oolite of the West; easily wrought, hardening with exposure, not very durable. From Oolitic strata come also Caen stone, Kettering stone, Portland stone, Barnack rag, etc.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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