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Cist vs Dolmen - What's the difference?

cist | dolmen |

As nouns the difference between cist and dolmen

is that cist is a small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient Greece while dolmen is a prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.

cist

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) cista, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient Greece

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) cist faen (see kistvaen, cistvaen, from (etyl) cist

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
    • Derived terms
    * cist-urn

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    dolmen

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia dolmen) (en noun)
  • a prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.

    • Synonyms

    * cromlech * portal tomb

    See also

    * cairn * menhir

    Anagrams

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    References

    ---- ==Jèrriais==

    Noun

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