- freestone
- noun Date: 13th century 1. a stone that may be cut freely without splitting 2. a. a fruit stone to which the flesh does not cling b. a fruit having such a stone
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Freestone — or free stone may refer to:*Freestone (masonry) *Freestone (drupe) *Freestone peachNames of places etc.* Freestone, California, United States * Freestone County, Texas * USS Freestone (APA 167), a Haskell class attack transportNames of people*… … Wikipedia
Freestone — Free stone , n. A stone composed of sand or grit; so called because it is easily cut or wrought. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Freestone — Free stone , a. Having the flesh readily separating from the stone, as in certain kinds of peaches. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
freestone — [frē′stōn΄] n. 1. [ME fre ston, after OFr fraunche piere] a stone, esp. sandstone or limestone, that can be cut easily without splitting 2. [ FREE + STONE] a) a peach, plum, etc. in which the pit does not cling to the pulp of the ripened fruit b) … English World dictionary
freestone — /ˈfristoʊn/ (say freestohn) noun 1. any stone, as sandstone, which can be freely worked or quarried, especially one which cuts well in all directions without splitting. 2. Also, slipstone. a freestone fruit, especially a peach or plum. –adjective …
Freestone — This is one of the most interesting of English surnames. Recorded in the spellings of Freston, Freeston, Freestone, Fryston, Friston, Fristone and several others now apparently extinct, it is locational, and derives either from the village of… … Surnames reference
freestone — semi·freestone; freestone; … English syllables
Freestone — Sp Fristounas Ap Freestone L JAV apyg. (Teksasas) … Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė
freestone — paprastasis persikas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Kaulavaisinis, Lietuvoje netradicinis erškėtinių (Rosaceae) šeimos sodo augalas. Yra daug veislių. Dėl nepakankamo ištvermingumo žiemą Lietuvoje auginami tik pavieniai augalai.… … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
Freestone County — Courthouse in Fairfield Verwaltung US Bundesstaat: Texas … Deutsch Wikipedia
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