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freestone

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free⋅stone

  [free-stohn]
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–noun
1. a fruit having a stone to which the flesh does not cling, as certain peaches and plums.
2. the stone itself.
3. any stone, as sandstone, that can be freely worked or quarried, esp. one that cuts well in all directions without splitting.
–adjective
4. having a stone from which the flesh is easily separated.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME freston (see free, stone ); trans. of OF franche piere; see frank 1
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free·stone   (frē'stōn')   
n.  

  1. A stone, such as limestone, that is soft enough to be cut easily without shattering or splitting.

  2. A fruit, especially a peach, that has a stone that does not adhere to the pulp. See Regional Note at andiron.


[Middle English freston, translation of Old French franche pere, high-grade stone : franche, high-grade, feminine of franc, noble, freeborn + pere, stone.]
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