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発音

• (英国発音) IPA: ˈlɛdʒstəʊn
• (米国発音) IPA: ˈlɛdʒstoʊn

名詞

ledgestone (plural ledgestones)

1. A type of building or decorative stone veneer consisting of thin, flat, rectangular pieces of natural or manufactured stone, typically stacked in horizontal courses (often dry-stacked or mesh-mounted) to create a rugged, layered appearance with pronounced horizontal lines and textured shadows.
   • 1879 September, Carpentry And Building, volume 1, number 9, New York, [161 page 161]:

     Cellar walls to be of ledgestone, 16 inches thick, laid dry and started on good ledgestone, laid in trenches one foot below cellar bottom.

   • 1956, Automotive Retailer, volumes 42-43, page 25:

     Stone, in a variety of types, is also used in shopping centers. Limestone, ledgestone, sandstone, marble and granite are favorites.

   • 2025, M. E. Braddon, Eleanor's Victory, Good Press, page 24:

     Most excellent are low ledgestone foundations with or without plaster covering.

参考

• cladding