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cromlech
[ krom-lek ]
noun
, Archaeology.
- (no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb.
cromlech
/ ˈkrɒmlɛk /
noun
- a circle of prehistoric standing stones
- (no longer in technical usage) a megalithic chamber tomb or dolmen
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cromlech1
1595–1605; < Welsh, equivalent to crom bent, curved, crooked (feminine of crwm ) + lech, combining form of llech flat stone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cromlech1
C17: from Welsh, from crom, feminine of crwm bent, arched + llech flat stone
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Example Sentences
The old woman still sat on the cromlech, and when she saw me her voice rose afresh with more hard words, which I would not notice.
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The mass fell straight, and without breaking; resting in its bed like a Druid cromlech precipitated in one piece.
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Of such cyclopean style, though it is a small specimen, is the Chûn cromlech, standing near.
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In the road to Morvah we meet with the celebrated Cromlech at Lanyon.
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This cromlech is surrounded by a trench and an earthen embankment.
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