dripstone

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Dripstone (water filter)

Etymology

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From drip +‎ stone.

Noun

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dripstone (plural dripstones)

  1. (architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.
    Synonyms: hoodmold, headmold, throating, drip, watershoot
  2. A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.
  3. (geology) Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.

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