noun
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the form of calcium carbonate existing in stalactites or stalagmites
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Also called: label. hood mould. architect a drip made of stone
Etymology
Origin of dripstone
Example Sentences
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Active dripstone formation in a side area of the “Kleine Teufelshöhle”.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024
The researchers from Heidelberg and Karlsruhe studied a stalagmite -- a dripstone that grows upward from the floor of a cave -- from the "Kleine Teufelshöhle" in Franconian Switzerland.
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024
On the south side is a semi-circular headed window, with a carved dripstone and nook shafts, the capitals of which bear a similar character to those in the Galilee Chapel of the cathedral.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Bygate, Joseph E.
So far of the true cornice: we have still to determine the form of the dripstone.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John
The dripstone sections of their capitals are therefore unnecessary and ridiculous.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John
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