limestone
nounEtymology
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An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments
An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
- a limestone viaduct
- The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
- As each blast furnace uses 200 tons of limestone daily, and each limestone kiln 150 tons, a total of 730 tons of limestone has to be carried daily, in addition to limestone chippings, which are sold.
A number of places in the United States
A number of places in the United States:
A place in Canada
A place in Canada:
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A place in Australia
A place in Australia:
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at limestone. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at limestone. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at limestone
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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