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Cromlech definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CROMLECH, n. Huge flat stones resting on other stones, set on end for that purpose; supposed to be the remains of druidical altars.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone [syn: dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Welsh, literally, bent stone Date: 1695 1. dolmen 2. a circle of monoliths usually enclosing a dolmen or mound

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a dolmen; a megalithic tomb. 2 a circle of upright prehistoric stones. Etymology: Welsh f. crom fem. of crwm bent + llech flat stone

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cromlech Crom"lech (kr[o^]m"l[e^]k), n. [W. cromlech; crom bending or bent, concave + llech a flat stone; akin to Ir. cromleac.] (Arch[ae]ol.) A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries.