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dripstone|ˈdrɪpstəʊn|
1. A moulding or cornice over a door, window, etc., to throw off the rain; a label. Also attrib.
1812–16J. Smith Panorama Sc. & Art I. 139 The drip⁓stone is generally clearly marked and often small. 1851Ruskin Stones Ven. I. vi. §6 The dripstone is naturally the attribute of Northern buildings, and therefore especially of Gothic architecture. Ibid. §9 A true dripstone moulding.
2. ‘The name usually given to filters composed of porous stone’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 1867).
1792W. Bligh Voyage to South Sea ii. 21, I also directed the water for drinking to be filtered through dripstones. 1858in Simmonds Dict. Trade. |