stretcher

Noun

• a stone that forms the top of wall or building

• a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles

• a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it

• a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  capstone , copestone , coping stone