Anonymous ID: 5T/PxoK3 Nov. 22, 2017, 7:58 p.m. No.150556022   🗄️plebs

Capstone

cap·stone [ káp st-n ] cap·stones- Plural (NOUN)

  1. Top stone: a stone used at the top of a wall or another structure

  2. High point: something considered the highest achievement or most important action in a series of actions

 

– Encarta World English Dictionary

 

The Cornerstone (or foundation stone) concept is derived from the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation, important since all other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure. Over time a Cornerstone became a ceremonial masonry stone, or replica, set in a prominent location on the outside of a building, with an inscription on the stone indicating the construction dates of the building and the names of architect, builder and other significant individuals. The rite of laying a Cornerstone is an important cultural component of eastern architecture and metaphorically in sacred architecture generally.

 

– Cornerstone, Wikipedia

 

A Keystone is the wedge-shaped stone piece at the apex of a masonry vault or arch, which is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch to bear weight. Although a masonry arch or vault cannot be self-supporting until the Keystone is placed, the Keystone experiences the least stress of any of the [other stones], due to its position at the apex….The term is used figuratively to refer to the central supporting element of a larger structure, such as a theory or an organization, without which the whole structure would collapse. Example: Trade is the Keystone of modern civilization.

 

– Keystone, Wikipedia

Anonymous ID: 5T/PxoK3 Nov. 22, 2017, 8:23 p.m. No.150558504   🗄️plebs

Did Washington Post delete this Mccain article?

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/sen-mccain-treated-at-walter-reed-for-torn-achilles-tendon/2017/11/06/da07885a-c311-11e7-9922-4151f5ca6168_story.html?utm_term=.5bd989cd4411