crom·lech \ˈkrämˌlek, -eḵ\noun (-s) Etymology: Welsh, from crom (feminine of crwm bent) + llech slate, flat stone; akin to Late Greek krambos dry, withered and to Old Irish lie stone, Breton lia — more at rumple 1.: dolmen 2.: a circle of monoliths usually enclosing a dolmen or mound