foundation stone

foundation stone ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. any of the stones composing the foundation of a building.
2. a cornerstone.

Origin of foundation stone First recorded in 1645–55 Examples from the Web for foundation stone Historical Examples of foundation stone

The foundation-stone was laid in 1878, and it was opened in 1882 as a private chapel.

Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater

Geraldine Edith Mitton

The foundation-stone was laid by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts.

Westminster

Sir Walter Besant

It was noon, and the foundation-stone of the Castle was laid.

The Cape Peninsula

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This principle is the foundation-stone of the Christian life.

The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians

G. G. Findlay

The foundation-stone had been laid by Queen Victoria in 1868.

The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2

Edward Tyas Cook

British Dictionary definitions for foundation stone foundation stone noun

1. a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the foundation of a new building