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]