copestonen.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊpstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊpˌstoʊn/

Forms: Also Sc. kaip-, keap-, cape-.

Etymology: < cope n.¹ + stone n. The derivation is made certain by the northern forms in cape- , caip- ; but the sense appears to be influenced by association with cop n.² top, or in the northern form perhaps with cap : see cap n.¹ 10b.

The top or head stone of a building; almost always figurative the crown, completion, finishing touch.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > that which > finishing touch or crowning act

copestone1567

last hand1567

colophon1628

capstone1685

grace stroke1686

finishing stroke1695

coup de grâce1699

touch-up1733

finish1779

crowner1815

coping-stone1860

grace note1922

topper1940

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > disposition of stones or bricks > [noun] > specific stone or brick

hirne-stonec1000

parpen1252

coin1350

coin-stone1350

angler1365

parpal1369

corner-stonea1382

cunye1387

tuss1412

quoin1532

table stone1554

quoining1562

copestone1567

ground-stone1567

lock bandc1582

quinyie1588

perpender1611

whelmer1618

parpen stone1633

capstone1665

headera1684

through1683

quoin-stone1688

stretcher1693

closer1700

bed-stone1723

coping-brick1725

girder1726

footstone1728

heading brick1731

bossage1736

lewis-hole1740

shoulder1744

headstone1745

pawl1753

tail-bond1776

coping-stone1778

slocking-stone1778

throughband1794

through-stone1797

stretching-bond1805

core1823

keystone1823

tail-binder1828

stretching-stone1833

header brick1841

coign1843

pawl-stone1844

bay-stone1845

bonder1845

pillar-stone1854

bond-piece1862

stretcher-brick1867

toothing-stone1875

bond-stone1879

pierpoint1891

jumper1904

tush1905

padstone1944

1567 in D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1843) II. 401 Now sall yee see the kaip-stone of that worke wherof yee layed the foundatioun.

a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 133 The house of God shalbe builded in to it. Yea, it sall not lack..the verray cope stone.

1667 J. Lamont Diary 24 Jan. (1830) 196 By the fall of a keap-stone..his head was bruised in to peices.

c1719 R. Ker Spring & Rise Ho. Queensberry in Maidment Sc. Pasquils (1868) 313 The superstructure was carried on, By shedding of the blood of men! And then the capestone its put on.

1786 R. Burns Poems 66 The last, sad cape-stane of his woes; Poor Mailie's dead!

1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 227 This elopement was the cope-stone of the admiral's misfortunes.

1891 J. Clark Murray in Educat. Rev. I. 58 Such an education of the will places the copestone on the whole educational building.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	copestone
释义	copestonen. Brit. /ˈkəʊpstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈkoʊpˌstoʊn/ Forms: Also Sc. kaip-, keap-, cape-. Etymology: < cope n.¹ + stone n. The derivation is made certain by the northern forms in cape- , caip- ; but the sense appears to be influenced by association with cop n.² top, or in the northern form perhaps with cap : see cap n.¹ 10b. The top or head stone of a building; almost always figurative the crown, completion, finishing touch. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > that which > finishing touch or crowning act copestone1567 last hand1567 colophon1628 capstone1685 grace stroke1686 finishing stroke1695 coup de grâce1699 touch-up1733 finish1779 crowner1815 coping-stone1860 grace note1922 topper1940 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > disposition of stones or bricks > [noun] > specific stone or brick hirne-stonec1000 parpen1252 coin1350 coin-stone1350 angler1365 parpal1369 corner-stonea1382 cunye1387 tuss1412 quoin1532 table stone1554 quoining1562 copestone1567 ground-stone1567 lock bandc1582 quinyie1588 perpender1611 whelmer1618 parpen stone1633 capstone1665 headera1684 through1683 quoin-stone1688 stretcher1693 closer1700 bed-stone1723 coping-brick1725 girder1726 footstone1728 heading brick1731 bossage1736 lewis-hole1740 shoulder1744 headstone1745 pawl1753 tail-bond1776 coping-stone1778 slocking-stone1778 throughband1794 through-stone1797 stretching-bond1805 core1823 keystone1823 tail-binder1828 stretching-stone1833 header brick1841 coign1843 pawl-stone1844 bay-stone1845 bonder1845 pillar-stone1854 bond-piece1862 stretcher-brick1867 toothing-stone1875 bond-stone1879 pierpoint1891 jumper1904 tush1905 padstone1944 1567 in D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1843) II. 401 Now sall yee see the kaip-stone of that worke wherof yee layed the foundatioun. a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 133 The house of God shalbe builded in to it. Yea, it sall not lack..the verray cope stone. 1667 J. Lamont Diary 24 Jan. (1830) 196 By the fall of a keap-stone..his head was bruised in to peices. c1719 R. Ker Spring & Rise Ho. Queensberry in Maidment Sc. Pasquils (1868) 313 The superstructure was carried on, By shedding of the blood of men! And then the capestone its put on. 1786 R. Burns Poems 66 The last, sad cape-stane of his woes; Poor Mailie's dead! 1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 227 This elopement was the cope-stone of the admiral's misfortunes. 1891 J. Clark Murray in Educat. Rev. I. 58 Such an education of the will places the copestone on the whole educational building. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1567
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