| 单词 | cup-and-ring |
| 释义 | > as lemmascup-and-ring cup-and-ring n. designation of a type of marks found cut in megalithic monuments, consisting of a circular depression surrounded by concentric rings. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone > marking on cup-and-ring1867 cup-marking1867 cup-mark1884 1867 J. Y. Simpson Arch. Sculpt. 2 Cup and ring cuttings. 1875 C. Maclagan Hill Forts Index Cup and Ring Sculpturings. 1875 C. Maclagan Hill Forts 41 On one monolith..are some ‘cup and ring markings’. 1900 Daily News 11 Oct. 6/1 A rude dial at West Kirby looks like an example of ‘cup and ring stones’. 1919 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 53 23 The cup- and ring-marked stone which was found near this spot. 1963 S. Piggott in I. L. Foster & L. Alcock Culture & Environment iv. 64 The cup-and-ring carvings of Galicia have again been brought into relationship with those of Ireland. < as lemmas |
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