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DRIPSTONE

\dɹˈɪpstə͡ʊn], \dɹˈɪpstə‍ʊn], \d_ɹ_ˈɪ_p_s_t_əʊ_n]\

Definitions of DRIPSTONE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites
a protective drip that is made of stone

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites
a drip made of stone

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A drip, when made of stone. See Drip, 2.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A drip, when made of stone. See Drip, 2.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

(Arch.) The Moulding placed over doors, windows, archways, etc., to carry off rain. It is also called weather-moulding, water-table, label, and Hood-moulding.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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