Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

formstone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
form-stone
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plasterlike artificial stone compound made to resemble stone (rock); the stonelike (rocklike) veneer thus produced.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

A genericization from a trade name of the 1940s, FormStone, itself a proprialization from what had previously been a lexical gap compound, form + stone.

Usage

Phrases

composition stone

Frequently Paired Words

cementacious cementitious composition stone stucco plaster masonry veneer stone veneer brick veneer

Synonyms

permastone[Appendix:Glossary

Questions

What does formstone mean?
A plasterlike artificial stone compound made to resemble stone (rock); the stonelike (rocklike) veneer thus produced.
Where does formstone come from?
A genericization from a trade name of the 1940s, FormStone, itself a proprialization from what had previously been a lexical gap compound, form + stone.

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