SANDSTONE


Meaning of SANDSTONE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: sand (I) + stone

1. : a sedimentary rock made up of sand that usually consists of quartz more or less firmly united by some cement (as silica, iron oxide, or calcium carbonate) and that varies in color being commonly red, yellow, brown, gray, or white — see grit 2, old red sandstone

2. : a light grayish brown to reddish brown that is lighter and slightly stronger than wood rose and stronger and slightly darker than misty morn — called also cream beige, tawny birch

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