Difference between revisions of "Holystone"
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A type of close-grain [[sandstone]]. Holystone blocks were often used for smoothing rough surface on wooden ships. | A type of close-grain [[sandstone]]. Holystone blocks were often used for smoothing rough surface on wooden ships. | ||
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* Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942 | * Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942 | ||
Latest revision as of 14:04, 9 September 2022
Description
A type of close-grain Sandstone. Holystone blocks were often used for smoothing rough surface on wooden ships.
Resources and Citations
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998