dripstone

English

Etymology

drip +‎ stone

Noun

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

2. (geology) Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.

Translations

protective moulding

• Bulgarian: корниз (bg) m (korniz), навес (bg) m (naves)
• Finnish: tippukivi (fi)
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• Italian: gocciolatoio (it) m
• Romanian: lăcrimar (ro) n, picurar (ro) n

stalactites and stalagmites collectively

• Czech: krápník m
• Faroese: dropasteinur m
• German: Tropfstein (de) m
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• Hungarian: cseppkő (hu)
• Persian: کلفخشنگ (kalafaxšang)

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