cromlech : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cromlech	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cromlech
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cromlech n a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone Synonym(s): dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cromlech \Crom"lech\ (kr[ocr]m"l[ecr]k), n. [W. cromlech; crom bending or bent, concave + llech a flat stone; akin to Ir. cromleac.] (Arch[91]ol.) A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries.