dol·men (d l m n, d l-)n. See portal tomb. [French, from Breton *taolvean : *taol, alteration (influenced by taol, table) of tol, key + men, stone; see menhir.] |
dolmen [ˈdɒlmɛn]
n
1. (Social Science / Archaeology) (in British archaeology) a Neolithic stone formation, consisting of a horizontal stone supported by several vertical stones, and thought to be a tomb
2. (Social Science / Archaeology) (in French archaeology) any megalithic tomb
[from French, probably from Old Breton tol table, from Latin tabula board + Breton mēn stone, of Celtic origin; see table]
dolmen
a construction consisting of two or more upright stones with a third on top, regarded by archaeologists as an ancient tomb or monument.
See also: Stones
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| Noun | 1. |  dolmen - a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstonemegalith, megalithic structure - memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) |
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