Cromlech: alternatives and connections

Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation t…

A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.

The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the be…

A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.

A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays o…

Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; g…

A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long ones (- / -).

A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; rough-cast.

A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in buil…

To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render ille…

To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, et…

A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.

The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species, but many of the later ones belong…

Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute.

An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.

Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; gre…

An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or adjust something with reference to a horizontal line.