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cromlech

[ krom-lek ]

noun

, Archaeology.
  1. (no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb.


cromlech

/ ˈkrɒmlɛk /

noun

  1. a circle of prehistoric standing stones
  2. (no longer in technical usage) a megalithic chamber tomb or dolmen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

The mass fell straight, and without breaking; resting in its bed like a Druid cromlech precipitated in one piece.

Of such cyclopean style, though it is a small specimen, is the Chûn cromlech, standing near.

In the road to Morvah we meet with the celebrated Cromlech at Lanyon.

This cromlech is surrounded by a trench and an earthen embankment.

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