freestone

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(frē'stōn') pronunciation
n.
  1. A stone, such as limestone, that is soft enough to be cut easily without shattering or splitting.
  2. A fruit, especially a peach, that has a stone that does not adhere to the pulp. See Regional Note at andiron.

[Middle English freston, translation of Old French franche pere, high-grade stone : franche, high-grade, feminine of franc, noble, freeborn + pere, stone.]


A term used to describe fruit that has a pit to which the flesh does not cling, as in a freestone peach. See also clingstone.

Fairly fine-grained stone that works easily; has no tendency to split in any preferential direction; esp. suitable for carving and elaborate milling; usually a sandstone or a granular limestone.



[Ma]

Limestone of even, finegrained texture.

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Names of people

  • Andrew Charles Freestone (born 1974 UK) Interior designer
  • Chris Freestone (born 1971), retired English football forward
  • Roger Freestone (born 1968), Welsh footballer
  • Charles Freestone(born 1949 UK), Teacher, guitar maker & luthier
  • Ronald Charles Freestone (born 1912. died 1993 UK] RAF Pilot, Glass engineer
  • Freestone is also a family name, the origins of which date back to lace makers in the middlelands in England in the 18th century.

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