A structure of prehistoric age consisting of a large flat or flattish unhewn stone resting horizontally on three or more stones set upright…
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| 释义 | society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone > dolmen or cromlech (6) cromlech1603 A structure of prehistoric age consisting of a large flat or flattish unhewn stone resting horizontally on three or more stones set upright… table stone1744 Archaeology. The capping stone of a cromlech or dolmen; the cromlech or dolmen itself. quoit1754 In extended use. The flat covering stone of a cromlech, dolmen, or cist; = capstone, n. 1b. Also: a cromlech or dolmen, a cist. tolmen1754 See quots., and cf. dolmen, n., cromlech, n. dolmen1859 The French name, used by some English authors, for a cromlech, n. a prehistoric structure, consisting of a large flattish stone supported upon two… Subcategories:— part of (1) |
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