Akademik

portland stone
n. a limestone from the Isle of Portland in Dorset, used in building.

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noun
Etymology: from Isle of Portland, peninsula in southern England, its locality
1. usually capitalized P : a yellowish white oolitic building limestone
2. usually capitalized P [from Portland, town in southern Connecticut, its locality] : a purplish brown sandstone
3. often capitalized P : light stone

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Portland stone noun
An oolitic building-stone which is quarried in the Isle of Portland
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Main Entry: ↑Portland

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Portland stone,
a white limestone used in building, quarried in the Isle of Portland, a peninsula in Dorset, England.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.