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ACROLITH
Etymology
Noun
acrolith (plural acroliths)
(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
Anagrams
• horaltic
Source: Wiktionary
Ac"ro*lith, n. Etym: [L. acrolthus, Gr. with the ends made of stone; (Arch. & Sculp.)
Definition: A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood. Elmes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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