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Definition of Copestone
1. Noun. A final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination.
2. Noun. A stone that forms the top of wall or building.
Definition of Copestone
1. n. A stone for coping. See Coping.
Definition of Copestone
1. Noun. capstone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Copestone
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Copestone
Literary usage of Copestone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Popular Handbook of the British Constitution, Giving the History of Its by James Johnston (1899)
"The "copestone" of the constitution.—Reforms. THIS chapter is headed the Revolution
because that glorious stage in our constitutional history was attained ..."
2. A History of the City of Newark, New Jersey, Embracing Practically Two and a by Frank John Urquhart, Lewis Historical Publishing Co (1913)
"He Is also interested in fraternal societies, and is a member of the copestone
Lodge, No. 147, of Free and Accepted Masons, and of Safety Conclave, ..."
3. Roman Mosaics, Or Studies in Rome and Its Neighborhood by Hugh Macmillan (1888)
"These are of various forms, but they are mostly tripods, consisting of a copestone
poised upon three other stones, two at the head and one at the foot. ..."
4. General History, Cyclopedia and Dictionary of Freemasonry: Containing an by Robert Macoy, George Oliver (1870)
"copestone. The uppermost and last-laid stone of a building. Operative Masons, at
the completion of the edifice, still observe the custom of celebrating the ..."
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