Definition of copestone in English:

copestone

nounˈkəʊpstəʊnˈkoʊpˌstoʊn

old-fashioned term for coping stone
Example sentencesExamples
- In the cathedral of Vienna, the architect of the fifteenth-century Chapel of St. Barbara doubled the effect by fashioning two instances of the hanging copestones supported by flying ribs - one in each of its two bays.
- For small erections may be finished by their first architect; grand ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from cope² + stone.

Definition of copestone in US English:

copestone

nounˈkoʊpˌstoʊnˈkōpˌstōn

1A flat stone forming part of the coping of a wall.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the cathedral of Vienna, the architect of the fifteenth-century Chapel of St. Barbara doubled the effect by fashioning two instances of the hanging copestones supported by flying ribs - one in each of its two bays.
- For small erections may be finished by their first architect; grand ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity.
1. 1.1 The highest stone in a building, wall, or structure.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The water level was about six feet below the bank coping stones, but during the deluge the water level rose so much that it completely covered the banking.
  Suddenly the coping stones of the archway came down.
  In 1870 (or 1871 depending on the source material), lightning struck the spire, dislodging a coping stone.
  But in the absence of a CDS, this structure is like an arch without a coping stone.
  Inspection covers for the arches have been removed on occasions and coping stones weighing half a ton or more have been pushed off.
2. 1.2 A finishing touch or crowning achievement.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Far from the first attack, it was the copestone of eight years marked, roughly annually, by attempted or successful terrorist operations.
  The universe is finished the copestone is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from cope + stone.

单词	copestone
释义	Definition of copestone in English: copestone nounˈkəʊpstəʊnˈkoʊpˌstoʊn old-fashioned term for coping stone Example sentencesExamples In the cathedral of Vienna, the architect of the fifteenth-century Chapel of St. Barbara doubled the effect by fashioning two instances of the hanging copestones supported by flying ribs - one in each of its two bays. For small erections may be finished by their first architect; grand ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. Origin Mid 16th century: from cope² + stone. Definition of copestone in US English: copestone nounˈkoʊpˌstoʊnˈkōpˌstōn 1A flat stone forming part of the coping of a wall. Example sentencesExamples In the cathedral of Vienna, the architect of the fifteenth-century Chapel of St. Barbara doubled the effect by fashioning two instances of the hanging copestones supported by flying ribs - one in each of its two bays. For small erections may be finished by their first architect; grand ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. 1.1 The highest stone in a building, wall, or structure. Example sentencesExamples The water level was about six feet below the bank coping stones, but during the deluge the water level rose so much that it completely covered the banking. Suddenly the coping stones of the archway came down. In 1870 (or 1871 depending on the source material), lightning struck the spire, dislodging a coping stone. But in the absence of a CDS, this structure is like an arch without a coping stone. Inspection covers for the arches have been removed on occasions and coping stones weighing half a ton or more have been pushed off. 1.2 A finishing touch or crowning achievement. Example sentencesExamples Far from the first attack, it was the copestone of eight years marked, roughly annually, by attempted or successful terrorist operations. The universe is finished the copestone is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago. Origin Mid 16th century: from cope + stone.
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