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[syn: dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
kistvaen \kist"vaen\ (k[i^]st"v[=a]n), n. [W. cist-faen.]
(Archaeol.)
A Celtic monument, commonly known as a dolmen.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
dolmen \dol"men\ (d[o^]l"m[e^]n), n. [Armor. taol, tol, table +
mean, maen, men, stone: cf. F. dolmen.]
A cromlech. See Cromlech. [Written also tolmen.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dolmen
n 1: a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large
upright stones and a capstone [syn: dolmen, cromlech,
portal tomb]