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nuragh|ˈnʊəræg|
Forms: α. pl. nuraggi(s), noraghe, nuraghe. β. nurhag, n(o)uragh.
[Sardinian dialect.]
A massive stone tower of ancient date, of a type peculiar to Sardinia.
α1828Capt. Smyth Pres. St. Sardinia 4 The very singular remains strewed over Sardinia..called Nuraggis... They are strong buildings, in the form of a truncated cone, composed of masses of stone..arranged in layers. 1866Brande & Cox Dict. Sci., etc. II. 679/2 The noraghe are generally built upon a circular or elliptical plan. 1889C. Edwardes Sardinia & Sardes 175, I have already described the nuraghe as a number of circular towers. 1905Athenæum 29 July 137/3 The dolmens, nuraghe, beehive tombs, &c., all round the basin of the Mediterranean.
β1875Encycl. Brit. II. 384/1 The design of the ‘nurhags’..has greatly puzzled archæologists. 1893Athenæum 2 Sept. 328/1 Like the Sardinian nuragh, the talayot is essentially a vaulted tower of extra-massive proportions. |