kistvaen

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/ˈkɪstvaɪn/

noun

A stone coffin in the form of a pit covered with earth and surrounded by stones.

OriginWelsh cistfaen →
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Meanings

nounkistvaen (plural kistvaens)

plural kistvaens · alternative cistvaen

  1. archaeologyA 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

Origin

  1. Welshcistfaen
  2. Englishkistvaen

From Welsh cistfaen, from cist (“chest”) + maen (“stone”).

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APA

kistvaen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kistvaen

MLA

“kistvaen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kistvaen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kistvaen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kistvaen.

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