cromlech

[ krom-lek ]

noun

, Archaeology.

1. (no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb.

cromlech

/ ˈkrɒmlɛk /

noun

1. a circle of prehistoric standing stones
2. (no longer in technical usage) a megalithic chamber tomb or dolmen

Word History and Origins

Origin of cromlech¹

1595–1605; < Welsh, equivalent to crom bent, curved, crooked (feminine of crwm ) + lech, combining form of llech flat stone

Word History and Origins

Origin of cromlech¹

C17: from Welsh, from crom, feminine of crwm bent, arched + llech flat stone

Example Sentences

The old woman still sat on the cromlech, and when she saw me her voice rose afresh with more hard words, which I would not notice.

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The mass fell straight, and without breaking; resting in its bed like a Druid cromlech precipitated in one piece.

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Of such cyclopean style, though it is a small specimen, is the Chûn cromlech, standing near.

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In the road to Morvah we meet with the celebrated Cromlech at Lanyon.

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This cromlech is surrounded by a trench and an earthen embankment.

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