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Definition of Capstone
1. Noun. A final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination.
2. Noun. A stone that forms the top of wall or building.
Definition of Capstone
1. n. A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.
Definition of Capstone
1. Noun. Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone ¹
2. Noun. A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Capstone
1. the top stone of a structure [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capstone
Literary usage of Capstone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Science of Jurisprudence: A Treatise in which the Growth of Positive Law by Hannis Taylor (1908)
"... made obvious by time and circumstances, capstone of were never fully remedied
until the passage in 1701 of the evo u 1on* famous Act of Settlement,8 the ..."
2. Balancing Reading & Language Learning: A Resource for Teaching English by Mary Cappellini (2005)
"capstone Press, 1999. Nonfiction. Otters by Graham Meadow and Claire Vial. ...
capstone Press, 2001. Nonfiction. Sam and Kim by Jocelyn Cranefield and Don ..."
3. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"... AT capstone HILL, ILFRACOMBE On a quiet day the waves of the incoming tide
seem to rush in. but in most cases it is ..."
4. The Educative Process by William Chandler Bagley (1905)
"This is the capstone of the review process. Just now somewhat under the ban of
the reformer, it is nevertheless an indispensable agency of education if the ..."
5. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1898)
"... died until the passage in 1701 of the famous Act of Settlement,3 the constitutional
capstone of the Revolution. In December, 1694, Queen Mary had been ..."
6. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1896)
"... threw its capstone against the abutment of one of the flying buttresses of
the nave, and broke itself across another of them intervening. ..."
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