Definition of Dripstone

1. Noun. The form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites.

Substance meronyms: Stalactite, Stalagmite
Generic synonyms: Calcium Carbonate

2. Noun. A protective drip that is made of stone.
Exact synonyms: Hoodmold, Hoodmould
Generic synonyms: Drip, Drip Mold, Drip Mould

Definition of Dripstone

1. n. A drip, when made of stone. See Drip, 2.

Definition of Dripstone

1. Noun. (architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure ¹

2. Noun. (geology) stalactites and stalagmites collectively ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dripstone

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dripstone

drippage
dripped
dripper
drippers
drippier
drippiest
drippily
drippiness
dripping
dripping pan
drippingly
drippings
dripple
drippy
drips
dripstone (current term)
dripstones
dript
driselase
drisheen
drisheens
drites
drith
driting
dritten
drivabilities
drivability
drivable
drive

Literary usage of Dripstone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gothic Architecture in England: An Analysis of the Origin & Development of by Francis Bond (1906)
"Usually the dripstone follows the curve, if any, of the opening. But from the fourteenth century an ogee dripstone, usually crocketed and terminating in a ..."

2. The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin (1892)
"dripstone, examples of, continued : „ „ Northern and Southern, I. vi. 9. „ „ in Northern work, IA 18. „ indicative of the country of a building, I. vi. 9. ..."

3. Parish Churches: Being Perspective Views of English Ecclesiastical by Raphael Brandon, Joshua Arthur Brandon (1858)
"The wide single lancet at the east end of the Chancel appears in its original condition, and has over it externally a curious kind of flat dripstone, ..."

4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"See dripstone. LABEL (Fr. lambeau, a strip or shred), the ribbon pendent at the sides of a mitre or coronet. LABEL, LAMBEL, or FILE, in Heraldry, ..."

5. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture: With an Explanation of by Matthew Holbeche Bloxam (1859)
"... supporting an architrave enriched with the tooth ornament, and over this is a dripstone or hood- Flore Church, Northamptonshire. moulding. ..."

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