Dictionary Definition
flagstone n : stratified stone that splits into
pieces suitable as paving stones [syn: flag]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /'flæg.stəʊn/, /"fl
Extensive Definition
distinguish Flagstones
Flagstone is a type of flat stone,
usually used for paving slabs, but
also for making fences or
roofing. It may also be
used for making memorials or headstones in a cemetery. It also refers to
Pennsylvania
Bluestone, a stone from northeastern Pennsylvania and the
southern tier of New York. This is a sedimentary
rock which is cut or split in layers for walkways and patios. It contains feldspar which gives it the
blue color. Flagstone is a sandstone which makes the rock
essentially quartz. The
material that binds flagstone is usually composed of silica, calcium, or iron oxide.
The color of the rock usually comes from the cementing material.
Typical colors of flagstone are red, blue, buff, and
there are exotic colors like chocolate. It is often used for
patios, walkways, steps, fences, housing, fireplaces, and many
construction projects.
Flagstones in the Middle Ages
Interior rooms of castles and other structures
often used flagstones as flooring materials. Numerous examples of
buildings in Europe may be found
that have surviving rooms of this form. For example, Lindisfarne
Castle in England and
Muchalls
Castle (14th century) in Scotland have such
flooring components.
flagstone in French: Lauze
(pierre)
flagstone in Occitan (post
1500): Lausa
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Tarmac, Tarvia, adobe, ashlar, asphalt, bitumen, bituminous macadam,
blacktop, brick, bricks and mortar, cement, clinker, cobble, cobblestone, concrete, covering materials,
curb, curbing, curbstone, edgestone, ferroconcrete, firebrick, flag, flagging, flooring, gravel, kerb, kerbstone, lath and plaster,
macadam, masonry, mortar, pavement, pavestone, paving, paving material, paving
stone, plasters,
prestressed concrete, road metal, roofage, roofing, siding, stone, tarmacadam, tile, tiling, walling, washboard