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cornerstones (<wall components by location or context>, wall components, ... Components (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Stones forming part of corners or angles in walls, especially when lying at the foundation of a principal angle. These may also incorporate the date of or inscription about the structure's construction. |
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cornerstones (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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cornerstone (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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corner-stone (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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corner-stones (C,U,English,UF,U,PN)
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foundation stones (cornerstones) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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pillar-stones (cornerstone) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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headstones (cornerstones) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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foundation-stones (corner-stones) (C,U,British English,UF,U,N)
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牆角石 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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角石 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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qiáng jiǎo shí (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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qiang jiao shi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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ch'iang chiao shih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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hoekstenen (fundering) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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hoeksteen (fundering) (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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fundatiesteen (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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fundatiestenen (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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pierres angulaires (C,U,French-P,D,U,PN)
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pierre angulaire (C,U,French,AD,U,SN)
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piedras angulares (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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piedra angular (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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piedra fundamental (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,SN)
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primera piedra (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.PJ |
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.... Components (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ components (objects parts) (G) |
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............ <components by specific context> (G) |
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................ architectural elements (G) |
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.................... <structural elements and components for structural elements> (G) |
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.................................... wall components (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 通常指構成牆面角落的石塊,特別是置於主要角落的地基層。亦特別指刻上建築建造日期或建造緣由的石塊。 |
Dutch ..... Wordt gewoonlijk gebruikt voor stenen die onderdeel vormen van hoeken of kanten bij muren, vooral wanneer ze liggen bij de fundering van een hoofdhoek, en met name wanneer de datum of de inscriptie van de bouwaanvang erin staat. |
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Related concepts: |
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meaning/usage overlaps with .... |
quoins |
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(<wall components by location or context>, wall components, ... Components (hierarchy name)) [300002748] |
used/function as .... |
date stones |
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(<wall components by location or context>, wall components, ... Components (hierarchy name)) [300374978] |
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