superincumbent

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But Sir Gilbert Scott thought that if a bit of the superincumbent stone was raised, some portion of the more ancient monument might exist beneath.

From The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History by Kingsley, Rose Georgina

Each too had its label of stone superincumbent, and projecting from the brick-work, which might leave the period of construction somewhat doubtful—but the gables decided the fact.

From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various

A portion of this may be got by the process known as robbing the pillars, but the coal so obtained is liable to be very much crushed from the pressure of the superincumbent strata.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

As the meal progressed, the superincumbent earth weighed less heavily on their souls.

From Froth by Palacio Vald?s, Armando

Occasionally, when the whale blows just as it is rising out of or sinking in the sea, a little of the superincumbent water may be forced upwards by the column of breath.

From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)