gres

Definitions of gres
  1. noun
    a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
    synonyms: grès, zandsteen
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    types:
    silex, vuurkei, vuursteen
    a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
    puim, puimsteen, schuursteen
    a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship
    bentheimersteen, grit, gruis, strooizand
    a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
  2. noun
    masonry done with stone
    synonyms: steenwerk
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    type of:
    metselwerk, steenhouwerij
    structure built of stone or brick by a mason
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