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What is a dripstone?

What is a dripstone? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure
  2. (geology) stalactites and stalagmites collectively
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At the east end is a three-light window without any transom, with an obtuse arch under a dripstone.
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.
Those that flank the portal have each a large niche at the bottom, with engaged shafts, and the head and dripstone trefoiled.
The upper stage is relieved by a pointed window, of two lights, on each side, the dripstone of each terminating in heads.
The set-designer August Dirigl created the artificial dripstone cave, which originally had coloured lighting and a waterfall.
The humid climatic conditions that promote solution production and dripstone formation are readily apparent in such tropical areas.

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