Crossword clues for peastone
peastone
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pisolite \Pi"so*lite\, n. [Gr. ? a pea + -lite: cf. F. pisolithe.] (Min.) A variety of calcite, or calcium carbonate, consisting of aggregated globular concretions about the size of a pea; -- called also peastone, peagrit.
Note: O["o]lite is similar in structure, but the concretions are as small as the roe of a fish.
Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) pisolite
Usage examples of "peastone".
Antwon dropped off the wall and paced the peastone surface of the rooftop, poking at some of the planters Kay had started for the season.
Hugging herself for warmth in the damp coolness of the night air, she ran down the veranda steps into the vast chaotic haze of the deserted garden with its softly leaping shadows and peastone paths blackened by twining branches that met overhead in rambling arbors.
To soften the effect of the peastones, Ed and Susan decided on planting ferns along the borders of the path.