Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
encrinal .
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- adjective paleontology Relating to, or containing,
encrinites .
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Immediately beneath the site of the high altar at Melrose is the resting-place of the heart of Robert Bruce, and to the south of it is a dark-coloured polished slab of encrinital limestone said to mark the grave of Alexander II., who was buried near the high altar in 1249.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Herbert Story
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