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dolmen

dol′men

(dŏl′mĕn)
,
Noun.
[Armor.
taol
,
tol
, table +
mean
,
maen
,
men
, stone: cf. F.
dolmen
.]
A cromlech. See
Cromlech
.
[Written also
tolmen
.]

Definition 2024

dolmen

dolmen

See also: dólmen

English

A dolmen in Portugal.

Noun

dolmen ‎(plural dolmens)

  1. A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.

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Not to be confused with dolman.

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  1. ↑ American Heritage Dictionary

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French dolmen.

Noun

dolmen m ‎(plural dolmens)

  1. (Jersey) dolmen

Etymology

Borrowing from French dolmen. Perhaps incorrectly fabricated from Breton taol maen ‎(“stone table”): taol ‎(“table”) + maen ‎(“stone”) (the correct compound would be *taolvaen, not *daolmaen[1]). See also menhir.

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