"dry-stone" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: dry + stone Etymology templates: {{com|en|dry|stone}} dry + stone Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dry-stone (not comparable)
  1. (of a wall, bridge, building, etc.) Constructed by laying carefully selected stones on top of each other, and bedding them down with no mortar. Tags: not-comparable, usually Categories (topical): Construction Synonyms: drystone, dry stone Translations (Translations): en pierres sèches (French)
    Sense id: en-dry-stone-en-adj-l03OCBeY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations Topics: bridge, games

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