"kistvaen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪstvaɪn/ Forms: kistvaens [plural]
Etymology: From Welsh cistfaen, from cist (“chest”) + maen (“stone”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|cistfaen}} Welsh cistfaen Head templates: {{en-noun}} kistvaen (plural kistvaens)
  1. (archaeology) A stone coffin in the form of a pit covered with earth and surrounded by stones. Wikipedia link: kistvaen Categories (topical): Archaeology Synonyms: cistvaen Related terms: cist
    Sense id: en-kistvaen-en-noun-c~CdfdCi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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