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Definition of Capstones
1. capstone [n] - See also: capstone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capstones
Literary usage of Capstones
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Archaeologia Cambrensis by Cambrian Archaeological Association, Thomas Rowland Powel, Donald Moore (1874)
"In the dolmen of Esse the number of chambers seems to correspond with the number
of capstones ; and supposing that the chambers were successively added on, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"It had four supporta on each side, two at one end (the other end forming tho
entrance), and two largo capstones. The length had been about 20 feet, ..."
3. On Some Pahlavī Inscriptions in South India by Arthur Coke Burnell (1873)
"Around the two just mentioned are several others, without capstones and otherwise
damaged ; and to the south-west of them, there crop through the sand ..."
4. The Operating Engineer's Catechism of Steam Engineering by Michael H. Gornston (1922)
"Brick and dressed stone foundations usually require capstones to make a good ...
capstones are usually granite and vary in thickness from 8 to 24 inches. ..."
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