cromlech

[ krom-lek ]

/ ˈkrɒm lɛk /

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noun Archaeology.

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

Compare chamber tomb, dolmen, passage grave.

Origin of cromlech

1595–1605; <Welsh, equivalent to crom bent, curved, crooked (feminine of crwm) + lech, combining form of llech flat stone

Words nearby cromlech

Cro-Magnon, Cro-Magnon man, crombec, Crome, Cromer, cromlech, cromolyn sodium, cromorne, Crompton, Cromwell, Cromwell Current

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Example sentences from the Web for cromlech

While this sheet is passing through the press, I have had an opportunity of exploring this cromlech.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland|Daniel Wilson
This cromlech is surrounded by a trench and an earthen embankment.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White
It was not a cromlech after all, only a pile of boulders, so they turned back again.
A Fortunate Term|Angela Brazil
The weather, and perhaps farmers, have taken away the mound, and laid bare the cromlech; but look!
A harum-scarum schoolgirl|Angela Brazil

Blood-red came the sun between the two monoliths to fall upon the great Cromlech that was redder still with human gore.
Day of the Druid|Knut Enferd

British Dictionary definitions for cromlech

cromlech

/ (ˈkrɒmlɛk) /

noun

a circle of prehistoric standing stones

(no longer in technical usage) a megalithic chamber tomb or dolmen

Word Origin for cromlech

C17: from Welsh, from crom, feminine of crwm bent, arched + llech flat stone

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单词	cromlech
释义	cromlech [ krom-lek ] / ˈkrɒm lɛk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cromlech ON THESAURUS.COM noun Archaeology. (no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb. Compare chamber tomb, dolmen, passage grave. Origin of cromlech 1595–1605; <Welsh, equivalent to crom bent, curved, crooked (feminine of crwm) + lech, combining form of llech flat stone Words nearby cromlech Cro-Magnon, Cro-Magnon man, crombec, Crome, Cromer, cromlech, cromolyn sodium, cromorne, Crompton, Cromwell, Cromwell Current Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cromlech While this sheet is passing through the press, I have had an opportunity of exploring this cromlech. The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland\|Daniel Wilson This cromlech is surrounded by a trench and an earthen embankment. The Student's Mythology\|Catherine Ann White It was not a cromlech after all, only a pile of boulders, so they turned back again. A Fortunate Term\|Angela Brazil The weather, and perhaps farmers, have taken away the mound, and laid bare the cromlech; but look! A harum-scarum schoolgirl\|Angela Brazil Blood-red came the sun between the two monoliths to fall upon the great Cromlech that was redder still with human gore. Day of the Druid\|Knut Enferd British Dictionary definitions for cromlech cromlech / (ˈkrɒmlɛk) / noun a circle of prehistoric standing stones (no longer in technical usage) a megalithic chamber tomb or dolmen Word Origin for cromlech C17: from Welsh, from crom, feminine of crwm bent, arched + llech flat stone 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 Words related to cromlech monolith, boulder
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cromlech

noun Archaeology.

Origin of cromlech

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Example sentences from the Web for cromlech

British Dictionary definitions for cromlech

noun

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