dripstone
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
dripstone (plural dripstones)
- (architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.
- Synonyms: hoodmold, headmold, throating, drip, watershoot
- A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.
- (geology) Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.
Translations edit
protective moulding
stalactites and stalagmites collectively