The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.
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A quoin.
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Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
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Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building.
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Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.
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Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded…
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Any part of a curved line.
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To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…
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A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher.
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A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.
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An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lo…
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The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with ca…
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A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased.
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