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cromlech

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Copyright

cromlech [W crom, bent, bowed; llech, flat stone; Ir. crom, stooped; leac, flagstone]. Preferred Welsh and Cornish word for the pre-historic structure found in all Celtic countries consisting of a large flat stone supported by three or more upright stones; called dolmen in English descriptions of sites in Ireland and Brittany. The word ‘cromlech’ may also describe a dolmen of more circular construction. When the word is borrowed into French usage, it may also describe a squared or circular assemblage of dolmens, as at Carnac in Brittany.

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cromlech

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

cromlech [Welsh or Breton,=crooked stone], term that has changed in meaning from its original equivalent to dolmen . It later came to be used for a single standing stone and now usually refers to a circle of such stones; however, the term is used in this sense for such remains on the Continent, e.g., Britanny and Portugal, rather than for those on the British Isles.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

cromlech 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.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cromlech." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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cromlech

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

cromlech prehistoric erection of large unhewn stones. XVII. — W., f. crom, fem. of crwm bowed, arched + llech flat stone.

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T. F. HOAD. "cromlech." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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cromlech

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Copyright

cromlech. See dolmen.

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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cromlech." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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cromlech

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

cromlech •Harlech • cromlech • coronach •Rhydderch

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