Dolmen - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Dolmen :  (noun)

1: a prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones and a capstone [syn: cromlech]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Kistvaen \Kist"vaen\ (k[i^]st"v[=a]n), n. [W. cist-faen.] (Arch[ae]ol.) A Celtic monument, commonly known as a dolmen.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Dolmen : \Dol"men\, n. [Armor. taol, tol, table _ mean, maen, men, stone: cf. F. dolmen.] A cromlech. See Cromlech. [Written also tolmen.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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