ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Rough-dressed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Rough-dressed is an adjective meaning Of building stone, not smooth, uncut.

Meaning

Of building stone, not smooth, uncut.

Example Sentences

Beyond the junction for the Meltham branch the Penistone line comes to Lockwood Viaduct, which carries the track 122 ft. above the River Holme. [...] The first stone was laid on April 20, 1846, and 30,000 cu. yds. of rough-dressed stone went into its construction.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rough-hewn, rough, roughhewn, rugged, roughsome, roughish.

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