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views updated May 18 2018cromlech in
Wales, a megalithic tomb consisting of a large flat stone laid on upright ones, a
dolmen. In Brittany, the term denotes a circle of standing stones. The name comes via French from Breton
krommlec'h.
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES
cromlech
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views updated May 23 2018cromlech prehistoric erection of large unhewn stones. XVII. — W., f.
crom, fem. of
crwm bowed, arched +
llech flat stone.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
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views updated May 14 2018 A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL
