| Pronunciation: | | 'dowlmen
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| | Definition: | | [n] a prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones and a capstone |
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| | Synonyms: | | cromlech |
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| | See Also: | | megalith, megalithic structure |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dol"men\, n. [Armor. taol, tol, table + mean, maen, men,
stone: cf. F. dolmen.]
A cromlech. See {Cromlech}. [Written also {tolmen}.]
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| | Related Terms: | | arch, barrow, beehive tomb, bone house, boundary stone, box grave, brass, burial, burial chamber, burial mound, bust, cairn, catacombs, cenotaph, charnel house, cist, cist grave, column, cromlech, cross, crypt, cup, cyclolith, deep six, dokhma, footstone, grave, gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, house of death, inscription, last home, long home, low green tent, low house, marker, mastaba, mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, monolith, monstrance, monument, mound, mummy chamber, narrow house, necrology, obelisk, obituary, ossuarium, ossuary, passage grave, pillar, pit, plaque, prize, pyramid, reliquary, remembrance, resting place, ribbon, rostral column, sepulcher, shaft, shaft grave, shrine, stela, stone, stupa, tablet, testimonial, tomb, tombstone, tope, tower of silence, trophy, tumulus, vault |
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