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freestone¹

  • /ˈfɹiːstəʊn/ UK
  • /ˈfɹiːstoʊn/ US

Rhymes with -iːstəʊn

Where it comes from

From free + stone.

noun freestones

  1. countable, uncountable Sedimentary rock: a type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, most commonly sandstone or limestone. Mr Allworthy […] died immensely rich and built an hospital […] but had he done nothing more I should have left him to have recorded his own merit on some fair freestone over the door of that hospital.
  2. countable A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that is relatively free of the flesh.

Freestone²

Where it comes from

Originated as a habitual name from Friston, Friston, or Frieston.

proper noun Freestones

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Old English.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Freestone County, Texas, United States.

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noun sedimentary rock, most commonly sandstone or limestone

DeutschSandstein (sandstone), Kalkstein (limestone), Sedimentgestein
Русскийпесча́ник pesčánik, известня́к izvestnják

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"freestone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/freestone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"freestone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/freestone.

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@misc{freestone_2026,
  title = {freestone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/freestone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}