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dripstone

NOUN
  1. a protective drip that is made of stone
  2. the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites

How To Use dripstone In A Sentence

  • The upper stage is relieved by a pointed window, of two lights, on each side, the dripstone of each terminating in heads.
  • “I drank the water the dripstone produced myself, naturally.” Morgan’s Run
  • The following are so designated: the last 150m of the canyon before the entrance to Skocjan Caves, the collapsed dolines Mala dolina and Velika dolina, all the caves, in the Park, and a dripstone formation on the surface near the Lipje cave. Skocjan Caves Regional Park, Slovenia
  • The designs on the lower part of the structure are somewhat formal, but the upper part is a free-form mix of geodes, dripstone, and what appear to be inverted stalactites.
  • The following are so designated: the last 150m of the canyon before the entrance to Skocjan Caves, the collapsed dolines Mala dolina and Velika dolina, all the caves, in the Park, and a dripstone formation on the surface near the Lipje cave. Skocjan Caves Regional Park, Slovenia
  • Many of the younger caves which have formed at the plateau edges, such as Krásnohorská and Gombasecká, occur on several levels and contain dripstone decorations. Caves of Aggtelek and Slovak Karst, Hungary and Slovakia
  • His dripstone was standing on the table near him, and, it seemed absently, he put his hand out to stroke it. Morgan’s Run
  • Ye make a fucken religion out of your wretched dripstone! Morgan’s Run
  • But you will be as doleful as a dripstone if you marry for money. Father Goriot
  • “A dripstone,” said Cousin James-the-druggist proudly. Morgan’s Run
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