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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The top is connected with the roof above by a group of short, and for this region, heavy columns of dripstone, the oldest formation of that character in the cave.
From Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Owen, Luella Agnes
The dripstone of the window terminates in two 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 Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)
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 Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)
It is of the Early English period and has a dripstone ending in a bishop’s and a female head.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)
At the east end of the chancel there are often three lancet windows, the centre one higher than the rest, with one dripstone over them.
From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
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