kistvaen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɪstvaɪn/
Etymology
From Welsh cistfaen, from cist (“chest”) + maen (“stone”).
Meanings
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A stone coffin in the form of a pit covered with earth and surrounded by stones.
It was man of the New Stone Age who first peopled this upland, leaving remains of his hut-dwellings, his pounds, dolmens, and menhirs, his kistvaens and his cooking-holes.
1913, Arthur L. Salmon, Dartmoor:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cistvaen | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kistvaens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |