copestone

[ kohp-stohn ]

/ ˈkoʊpˌstoʊn /

noun

the top stone of a building or other structure.

a stone used for or in coping.

the crown or completion; finishing touch.

Origin of copestone

First recorded in 1560–70; cope² + stone

Words nearby copestone

Copernican, Copernican system, copernicium, Copernicus, Copernicus, Nicolaus, copestone, Copht, Copiague, Copiapó, copier, copihue

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Example sentences from the Web for copestone

The horrid shrieks of the Chouette served to place the copestone on the fury of the Schoolmaster.
The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6|Eugne Sue
Abruptly he swung his feet down from the copestone to the floor of the veranda.
The Magnificent Ambersons|Booth Tarkington
The universe is finished; the copestone is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville
The justices and councilors of a supreme court, the copestone of the judiciary, were nominated by the same body.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

The copestone which Absalom put on his plot when all was ripe for execution was of a piece with the whole undertaking.
The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie

British Dictionary definitions for copestone

copestone

/ (ˈkəʊpˌstəʊn) /

noun

Also called: coping stone a stone used to form a coping

Also called: capstone the stone at the top of a building, wall, etc

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	copestone
释义	copestone [ kohp-stohn ] / ˈkoʊpˌstoʊn / noun the top stone of a building or other structure. a stone used for or in coping. the crown or completion; finishing touch. Origin of copestone First recorded in 1560–70; cope² + stone Words nearby copestone Copernican, Copernican system, copernicium, Copernicus, Copernicus, Nicolaus, copestone, Copht, Copiague, Copiapó, copier, copihue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for copestone The horrid shrieks of the Chouette served to place the copestone on the fury of the Schoolmaster. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6\|Eugne Sue Abruptly he swung his feet down from the copestone to the floor of the veranda. The Magnificent Ambersons\|Booth Tarkington The universe is finished; the copestone is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago. Moby Dick; or The Whale\|Herman Melville The justices and councilors of a supreme court, the copestone of the judiciary, were nominated by the same body. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte\|William Milligan Sloane The copestone which Absalom put on his plot when all was ripe for execution was of a piece with the whole undertaking. The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel\|W. G. Blaikie British Dictionary definitions for copestone copestone / (ˈkəʊpˌstəʊn) / noun Also called: coping stone a stone used to form a coping Also called: capstone the stone at the top of a building, wall, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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