coping stone

noun

another word for copestone (def. 1)

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having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision.

mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate.

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Words nearby coping stone

copihue, copilot, coping, coping mechanism, coping saw, coping stone, copious, copita, coplanar, Copland, Copland, Aaron

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Example sentences from the Web for coping stone

John, the second of these two pests, put the coping-stone on the villany of his family, and lost his French dominion in the lump.
Signs of Change|William Morris
Phillis waited for that Coping-stone for which Joseph Jagenal was vainly searching.
The Golden Butterfly|Walter Besant
So that poor Phillis is sitting down to dinner with her education unfinished—where is that Coping-stone?
The Golden Butterfly|Walter Besant
To put a coping-stone to our misery, there was such a mist that we could not see a hundred yards in front of us.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen

Phillis has destroyed the whole of Mr. Dyson's lost chapter on the Coping-stone.
The Golden Butterfly|Walter Besant

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