datestone

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noun

An embedded stone with a date carved into it.

“Judging by the datestone in the lintel, this house was built around 1750.”

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Meanings

noundatestone (plural datestones)

plural datestones

  1. architectureAn embedded stone with a date carved into it.

    Judging by the datestone in the lintel, this house was built around 1750.

Origin

From date + stone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

endotesta
Cite this entry
APA

datestone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datestone

MLA

“datestone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datestone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “datestone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datestone.

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