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Dolmen

noun
(Written also tolmen)
1.
A prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone.  Synonyms: cromlech, portal tomb.






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"Dolmen" Quotes from Famous Books



... swords, and treasures guarded by dragons, it was not difficult to conclude that these mysterious foot-sculptures were made by the tread of supernatural beings. Near the station of Sens, in France, there is a curious dolmen, on one of whose upright stones or props are carved two human feet. And farther north, in Brittany, upon a block of stone in the barrow or tumulus of Petit Mont at Arzon, may be seen carved an outline of the soles ...
— Roman Mosaics - Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood • Hugh Macmillan



Words linked to "Dolmen" :   megalithic structure, megalith



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