copestone

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copestone

The mason carefully places the copestone atop the finished stone wall.

Definition

Noun: 1. A stone that forms the top of a wall or building: A copestone is the final, topmost stone placed in a structure, such as a wall or parapet, often serving to cap or finish it. 2. A final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination: Used figuratively, a copestone is the finishing or culminating element of a process or endeavor, representing its highest point or most significant accomplishment.

Examples of Usage
  • Literal (Stone):
    • The mason carefully set the copestone on the garden wall, completing the construction.
    • The ancient castle's copestone was carved with intricate symbols.
  • Figurative (Achievement):
    • Winning the championship was the copestone of her athletic career.
    • The publication of his definitive research paper served as the copestone to his life's work.
Advanced Usage
  • "To set/place the copestone on something": To complete or perfect something, adding the final, crowning element.
    • The successful peace treaty set the copestone on decades of diplomatic effort.
Variants and Related Words
  • Coping stone: A more common variant with the same meaning, especially for the literal architectural use.
  • Capstone: A direct synonym that is more frequently used in modern English for both literal and figurative meanings.
  • Crowning: (adj.) Serving as a final, triumphant touch (e.g., a achievement).
  • Culmination: (n.) The highest or climactic point of something.
Synonyms
  • Crowning glory: The most outstanding part of an achievement.
  • Pinnacle: The most successful point; the peak.
  • Final touch: The last detail that completes something.
  • Acme: The point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • The crowning touch: An idiom very close in meaning to the figurative use of "copestone," referring to a final detail that makes something perfect or complete.
    • The bouquet of fresh flowers on the table was the crowning touch to the dinner party.
copestone

The mason carefully places the copestone atop the finished stone wall.

Noun
  1. a stone that forms the top of wall or building
  2. a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination

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