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Freestone vs Badigeon - What's the difference?

freestone | badigeon |

As nouns the difference between freestone and badigeon

is that freestone is a type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, such as sandstone or limestone while badigeon is a cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.

freestone

English

(wikipedia freestone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, such as sandstone or limestone.
  • A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that is relatively free of the flesh.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (stone fruit) clingstone

    badigeon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
    • (Webster 1913)