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Meanings of coping stone in английском

каталонский
cavalló

A stone that forms the top of wall or building.

cavalló
Usage of coping stone in английском
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Constitutional law is the coping stone of the US federal edifice.
The Irish Times
2
And now the coping stone was set on the temple {Aug.
A History of the Moravian Church
3
Every coping stone and pillar cost some mariner of the Tarifa Straits a pot of money.
Marse Henry (Volume 2) / An Autobiography
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Then, I went down on to the roof, and crossed over to the gap from which the coping stone had fallen.
The House on the Borderland
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It was now complete and the coping stone to it was an interview I had with a doctor in Harley Street.
And Then There Were None
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Kaa had only just worked his way over the west wall, landing with a wrench that dislodged a coping stone into the ditch.
The Jungle Book
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To make a man reasonable is the coping stone of a good education, and yet you profess to train a child through his reason!
Emile
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There were hedges with stones on end at the top-copingstones, Jamie called them-andhedges with luxurious, flower-dappled turf tops.
Water, stone, heart
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Translations for coping stone
каталонский
cavalló