CROMLECH


Meaning of CROMLECH in English

[ 'krɒmlɛk ]

■ noun

1》 (in Wales) a megalithic tomb consisting of a large flat stone laid on upright ones; a dolmen.

2》 (in Brittany) a circle of standing stones.

Origin

Welsh, from crom , feminine of crwm 'arched' + llech 'flat stone' (sense 1); sense 2 via Fr. from Breton krommlec'h .

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