| 单词 | foundation stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfoundation stone foundation stone n. one of the stones forming the foundation of a building; spec. a stone laid with public ceremony to celebrate the founding of the edifice; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > foundations > parts of foundation stone1651 touching1663 footstone1728 substrate1730 found1818 air drain1833 damp-course1876 damp-proof course1876 foundation-trench1942 foundation deposit1955 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xlii. 302 The Foundation-Stone of the Church. 1856 J. A. Symonds Let. 28 June (1967) I. 74 The laying of the Foundation Stone of the New Aisle. 1874 J. Morley On Compromise 191 The first foundation-stone for the doctrine of liberty is to be sought in the conception of society as a growing and developing organism. 1887 Spectator 9 July 924/1 The foundation-stone of the Imperial Institute was laid by the Queen. < as lemmas |
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