STALACTITE, noun [Gr., to drop. Latin] A subvariety of carbonate lime, usually in a conical or cylindrical form, pendent from the roofs and sides of caverns like an icicle; produced by the filtration of water containing calcarious particles, through fissures and pores of rocks.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.