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Keystone
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What's The Definition Of Keystone?
[n] the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
Synonyms | Synonyms for Keystone: headstone Related Terms | Find terms related to Keystone: apse | arcade | arcature | arch | arched roof | archway | basis | bench mark | camber | cardinal point | ceilinged roof | chief thing | climax | concameration | concha | core | cornerstone | cove | crisis | critical point | crux | cupola | dome | essence | essential | essential matter | first stone | footstone | foundation | foundation stone | fundamental | geodesic dome | gist | gravamen | great point | headstone | heart | high point | igloo | important thing | issue | kernel | landmark | main point | main thing | material point | meat | milestone | necessity | nub | ogive | pith | pivot | principle | quoin | real issue | salient point | sine qua non | skewback | span | substance | substantive point | the bottom line | the point | turning point | vault | vaulting | voussoir See Also | arch | building block | coign | coigne | quoin Keystone In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
{Keystone State}, the State of Pennsylvania; -- so called
from its having been the central State of the Union at the
formation of the Constitution.
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