dressed stone

chained_bear commented on the word dressed stone

A stone or stones worked into a smooth molded face. Used to outline angles, windows, and doors.

August 25, 2008

MaryW commented on the word dressed stone

In these senses of dress:

transitive v. To put a finish on (stone or wood, for example).

v. To prepare the surface of (a material; usually stone or lumber).

transitive v. To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.

v. put a finish on

The Castle seemed not so much a product of engineering as of organic growth, the dressed stone fused with the rough black basalt of the rock and its own bloody history.

June 5, 2016