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copestone

[kohp-stohn]

noun

the top stone of a building or other structure.

a stone used for or in coping.

the crown or completion; finishing touch.

Origin:
1560–70; cope² + stone

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capstone or copestone (ˈkæpˌstəʊn, ˈkəʊpˌstəʊn)

—n
1.	one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
2.	mountaineering a chockstone occurring at the top of a gully or chimney
3.	a crowning achievement; peak: the capstone of his career

copestone or copestone

—n

copestone (ˈkəʊpˌstəʊn)

—n
1.	Also called: coping stone a stone used to form a coping
2.	Also called: capstone the stone at the top of a building, wall, etc

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