So called from the island of Portland, where it is quarried. It hardens by exposure to the atmosphere. St. Paul’s Cathedral and Somerset House (London) are built of this stone.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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