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coping

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cop·ing  (kpng)
n.
The top layer or course of a masonry wall, usually having a slanting upper surface to shed water; a cope.
[From cope2.]
coping
Noun
a layer of rounded or sloping bricks on the top of a wall
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Noun1.copingcoping - brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
cope, header
brick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
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But when the rising sun began to gild the coping stones at the gable ends of the houses, Cornelius, eager to know whether there was any living creature about him, approached the window, and cast a sad look round the circular yard before him
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Looking that way she beheld a form springing from the coping to the plot.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
Caderousse climbed the ladder slowly, and looked over the coping to see if the street was quiet.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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