Bristol
Bris·tol
Bristol
n.
- A seaport city in the west of England.
Phrases & Compounds
- Bristol board
- a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface.
- Bristol brick
- a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol.
- Bristol stone
- rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond.