Main Entry:

dol·men

Pronunciation:

\ˈdōl-mən, ˈdȯl-, ˈdäl-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, probably modification of Cornish tolmen, from tol hole + men stone

Date:

1859

: a prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb

[dolmen illustration]