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Meaning of CAPSTONE

Pronunciation:  'kap`stown

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a stone that forms the top of wall or building
  2. [n]  a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination
 
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 Synonyms: copestone, copestone, coping stone, finishing touch, stretcher
 
 See Also: stone, touch, wall

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cap"stone`\, n. (Paleon.)
A fossil echinus of the genus {Cannulus}; -- so called from
its supposed resemblance to a cap.
 

 

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