copestone

American  

[kohp-stohn] / ˈkoʊpˌstoʊn /

noun

1. the top stone of a building or other structure.

2. a stone used for or in coping.

3. the crown or completion; finishing touch.

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copestone British  

/ ˈkəʊpˌstəʊn /

noun

1. Also called: coping stone. a stone used to form a coping

2. Also called: capstone. the stone at the top of a building, wall, etc

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Etymology

Origin of copestone

First recorded in 1560–70; cope ² + stone

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Example Sentences

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copestone

He might have been a carven copestone of the very granite fang he sat upon, for all the appearance of life he gave, except that occasionally—say at fifteen-minute intervals—he winked a yellow-lidded wink.

From The Way of the Wild by Harry Rountree

Every iron beam; every copestone, every coigne of vantage, every oriel window in this honorable edifice is for you!

From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern

Winston was circling the first grapple above his head, intended for the copestone along the top of the breastwork, when he heard a quiet Portuguese whisper at his ear.

From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover

Its oppression seemed congenial to George; he sat upon the copestone of the stone parapet, his back against a stone pilaster; his attitude not comfortable, but rigid, and his silence not comfortable, either, but heavy.

From The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington

They advanced, all three, to the wall; Capper stooped, and Dick, getting upon his shoulders, clambered on to the copestone.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

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