dripstone

[ drip-stohn ]

/ ˈdrɪpˌstoʊn /

noun

Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.

calcium carbonate occurring in the form of stalactites and stalagmites.

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Origin of dripstone

First recorded in 1785–95; drip + stone

Words nearby dripstone

dripless, drippage, dripping, dripping pan, drippy, dripstone, dript, drisheen, drivability, drivage, drive

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Example sentences from the Web for dripstone

The dripstone sections of their capitals are therefore unnecessary and ridiculous.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3)|John Ruskin
But you will be as doleful as a dripstone if you marry for money.
Father Goriot|Honore de Balzac
Sometimes two or more lancets are grouped together side by side under a single 'dripstone' or hood.
Cheshire|Charles E. Kelsey
Those that flank the portal have each a large niche at the bottom, with engaged shafts, and the head and dripstone trefoiled.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon|Cecil Walter Charles Hallett

In the above-mentioned wall is an Early English doorway, with a dripstone adorned with the nailhead moulding.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon|Cecil Walter Charles Hallett

British Dictionary definitions for dripstone

dripstone

/ (ˈdrɪpˌstəʊn) /

noun

the form of calcium carbonate existing in stalactites or stalagmites

Also called: label, hood mould architect a drip made of stone

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