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grit 1. any coarse sandstone that can be used as a grindstone or millstone 2. Engineering an arbitrary measure of the size of abrasive particles used in a grinding wheel or other abrasive process grit [grit] (geology) A hard, sharp granule, as of sand. A coarse sand. (materials) An abrasive material composed of angular grains. (petrology) A sandstone composed of angular grains of different sizes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| After many vicissitudes, an old gritstone millin the north of England has been domesticated by Peter Blundell Jones, prophet of Organic architecture. Walls are piers of Derbyshire gritstone, which gradually become more slender storey by storey as they go up, reflecting their load pattern. |
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