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keystone
n.
central and topmost stone in an arch; essential part, something upon which everything depends or rests
Keystone
keystone
Noun
1. a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
(synonym) anchor, mainstay, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin
(hypernym) support
2. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
(synonym) key, headstone
(hypernym) building block
(hyponym) quoin, coign, coigne
(part-holonym) arch
Keystone
(n.)
The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of Arch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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