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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