"altar-stone" meaning in All languages combined

See altar-stone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: altar-stones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} altar-stone (plural altar-stones)
  1. Alternative form of altar stone Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: altar stone
    Sense id: en-altar-stone-en-noun-LiStvKAP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1892, Henry D. Barton, The Law Journal Reports - Volume 61, page 427:",
          "text": "Neither the altar-stone nor the relics possessed any pecuniary value, but the plaintiff claimed that they were comprised in the demise of the mansion, and ought to have been delivered up to him on the termination of the tenancy with the other demised premises.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1989, Jan G. P. Best, Fred C.. Woudhuizen, Lost Languages from the Mediterranean, page 104:",
          "text": "As we have already noted in the second paragraph of the present chapter, the altar-stone from Mallia is inscribed with 15 hieroglyphic signs and this inscription is written from bottom to top and left to right on account of the fact that the ductus of the signs points in this direction and that the entire combination is closed by the regular punctuation mark, a vertical line.",
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        {
          "ref": "2003, Bede Camm, Forgotten Shrines, page 296:",
          "text": "In answer to his prayers and entreaties, an altar-stone, which the blessed martyr used to carry about with him, has been given to his little sanctuary, and is now let into the altar of St. Joseph's Church, at Pickering.",
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