dripstone

American  

[drip-stohn] / ˈdrɪpˌstoʊn /

noun

1. Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.

2. calcium carbonate occurring in the form of stalactites and stalagmites.

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dripstone British  

/ ˈdrɪpˌstəʊn /

noun

1. the form of calcium carbonate existing in stalactites or stalagmites

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

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Etymology

Origin of dripstone

First recorded in 1785–95; drip + stone

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Example Sentences

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dripstone

In the earlier part, too, the later windows have been clumsily inserted some distance below the Early English dripstone, as if only the internal effect had been considered.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Percy Dearmer

This dripstone, as the material of the formation is termed, began as soft carbonate of lime; it hardens into gypsum or, sometimes, alabaster, or calcite.

From Unexplored! by Allen Chaffee

The five graduated windows of the upper range have double shafts on each side, and the connected dripstone over the lower range ends in carved heads.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by G. H. (George Henry) Palmer

The dripstone sections of their capitals are therefore unnecessary and ridiculous.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by John Ruskin

There were neither idols nor signs of paganism, except that the floor, which resembled the dripstone of Tenerife, was smoothed by the feet of the old worshippers.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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