copestone
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cope·stone
(kōp′stōn)n.
A capstone.
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copestone
(ˈkəʊpˌstəʊn)n
1. (Building) Also called: coping stone a stone used to form a coping
2. (Building) Also called: capstone the stone at the top of a building, wall, etc
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cope•stone
(ˈkoʊpˌstoʊn)n.
1. the top stone of a building or other structure.
2. a stone used for or in coping.
3. the crown or completion; finishing touch.
[1560–70]
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Noun | 1. | copestone - a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination touch - deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch" |
2. | copestone - a stone that forms the top of wall or building stone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site" wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" |
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copestone
[ˈkəʊpstəʊn] N → (piedra f de) albardilla fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
copestone
n
(Archit) → Abdeckplatte f
(fig, of career etc) → Krönung f; (of theory) → Schlussstein m
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