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keystone
(encz) | keystone,podstata n: Zdeněk Brož |
Keystone
(gcide) | Keystone \Key"stone`\, n. (Arch.)
The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles
is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or
projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of
Arch.
[1913 Webster] |
keystone
(wn) | keystone
n 1: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith
is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the
ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn:
anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin,
lynchpin]
2: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
[syn: keystone, key, headstone] |
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Keystone
(gcide) | Keystone \Key"stone`\, n. (Arch.)
The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles
is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or
projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of
Arch.
[1913 Webster] |
Keystone State
(gcide) | Keystone State \Key"stone` State\
Pennsylvania; -- a nickname alluding to its having been the
central one of the 13 original United States, at the time of
formation of the Constitution.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
keystone state
(wn) | Keystone State
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA] |
keystone stater
(wn) | Keystone Stater
n 1: a native or resident of Pennsylvania [syn: Pennsylvanian,
Keystone Stater] |
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