dripstone

1. A corona or projecting tablet or molding over the heads of doorways, windows, archways, niches, . Called also a Label, Weather-molding, Water-table, and Hood-molding. ( Knight . ) The term Label is usually applied to a straight molding. [LABEL.] 2. A porous stone for filtering. dripped, pa, par. or a. [DRIP, v.] drip-ping, pr.par., a. & 8. [DRIP, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: Dripstones. 1. The act of falling in drops; the sound of water falling in drops. How calm-how still! the only sound The dripping of the oar suspended!" Words worth Remembrance of Collins . 2. The melted fat which drips or falls from meat while roasting. "Shews all her secrets of housekeeping; For candles how she trucks her dripping ." Swift .