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Definition of Drystone
1. a. Constructed of uncemented stone.
Definition of Drystone
1. Noun. (geology) A stalactite or stalagmite ¹
2. Adjective. (alternative spelling of dry-stone) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drystone
1. constructed of stone without mortar [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drystone
Literary usage of Drystone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Indian Storage Reservoirs with Earthen Dams: Being a Practical Treatise on by William Lumisden Strange (1913)
"The drystone Toes of the " Compound Dam."— If the gorge embankment can have its
sides confined by strong toes of some non-viscous material up to the base ..."
2. Journal of the British Archaeological Association by British Archaeological Association (1906)
"The cut flints, the drystone masonry, and the vitrification, point, in some
examples, to a very early origin ; whilst the superimposed layers of burnt earth ..."
3. Road Making and Maintenance: A Practical Treatise for Engineers, Surveyors by Thomas Aitken (1900)
"With suitable material, drystone retaining walls are well adapted for road work,
on account of their self-draining properties and their cheapness. ..."
4. Northern Portugal by Paul Burton, Denise Burton (2004)
"a drystone wall until you come to a small STREAM crossing ... Just after the top
of this rise you will come to a drystone wall with a gate in it; ..."
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