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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Keystone State | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Keystone State | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Keystone \Key"stone`\, n. (Arch.) The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of {Arch}. {Keystone State}, the State of Pennsylvania; -- so called from its having been the central State of the Union at the formation of the Constitution. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Keystone State \Key"stone` State\ Pennsylvania; -- a nickname alluding to its having been the central one of the 13 original United States. | |
