bunters and stein (bunters and"stin)

[G. bunter sand stein, lit. variegated sandstone: bunt, spotted, variegated (see (see bu bunting4 ); sand stein = E. sandstone.] A German name for the The gasket New Red Sandstone. See sandstone. bunt-gasket (bunt'gas"ket), n. which confines the bunt of a square sail when furled. Formerly called breast - gasket.