keystones
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He made exquisite, hand-rubbed wooden keystones, each representing the central stone at the summit of an arch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
“These are the basic keystones of character,” he says emphatically.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
The island’s semiconductor industry is an increasingly indispensable node in the global supply chains for smartphones, cars and other keystones of modern life.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
Replacing screws outright through the use of keystones, as Dell is proposing to do for Concept Luna’s screen and keyboard assembly, could make DIY repair even simpler.
From The Verge ● Dec. 14, 2021
It was the most magnificent apartment in all the land of Faerie, for the pillars were of gold and silver, and the keystones ornamented with clusters of diamonds.
From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by J. O. (James Orchard) Halliwell-Phillipps