dripstone

[drip-stohn]

drip·stone

[drip-stohn]
noun
1.
Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
2.
calcium carbonate occurring in the form of stalactites and stalagmites.

Origin:
1785–95; drip + stone
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Dripstone is always a great word to know.
So is landing. Does it mean:
the part of a classical entablature between the architrave and the cornice, usually decorated with sculpture in low relief
a platform between flights of stairs or the floor at the head or foot of a flight of stairs
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dripstone (ˈdrɪpˌstəʊn)
 
n
1.  the form of calcium carbonate existing in stalactites or stalagmites
2.  architect label, Also called: hood mould a drip made of stone

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