- Dry-stone
- Dry-stone Dry"-stone`, a. Constructed of uncemented stone. ``Dry-stone walls.'' --Sir W. Scott.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Dry-stone
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dry-stone — dryˈ stone adjective Built of stone without mortar, as some walls • • • Main Entry: ↑dry * * * dry stone «DRY STOHN», adjective. built of stone without the use of mortar: »... some of the best examples of dry stone walling I have seen for a long… … Useful english dictionary
Dry stone — 17th century dry stone wall at Muchalls Castle, Scotland … Wikipedia
dry-stone wall — dry stone walls N COUNT A dry stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement. (in AM, use dry wall) … English dictionary
dry-stone wall — n in Britain, a wall built with pieces of stone that are fitted closely together without using ↑cement to hold them in place … Dictionary of contemporary English
dry-stone wall — noun count a wall built from pieces of stone that fit together without MORTAR … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dry-stone wall — noun a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar • Syn: ↑dry wall • Hypernyms: ↑stone wall, ↑dry masonry * * * dry stone wall UK US noun [countable] [ … Useful english dictionary
dry-stone wall — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dry stone wall : singular dry stone wall plural dry stone walls a wall built from pieces of stone that fit together without mortar … English dictionary
dry-stone wall — /ˌdraɪ stoʊn ˈwɔl/ (say .druy stohn wawl) noun a rubble or stone wall built without mortar. Also, dry wall …
dry-stone wall — noun (C) a wall built with pieces of stone that fit closely together and no cement … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dry·stone wall — /ˈdraıˌstoʊn / noun, pl ⋯ walls [count] Brit : a stone wall that is made without mortar to hold the stones together … Useful english dictionary
