PORTLAND STONE


Meaning of PORTLAND STONE in English

noun

Etymology: from Isle of Portland, peninsula in southern England, its locality

1. usually capitalized P : a yellowish white oolitic building limestone

2. usually capitalized P

[from Portland, town in southern Connecticut, its locality]

: a purplish brown sandstone

3. often capitalized P : light stone

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