acrolithicadj.

Brit.

/ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪk/, U.S.

/ˌækroʊˈlɪθɪk/,

/ˈækrəˌlɪθɪk/

Forms: 1800s– acrolithic, 1800s– akrolithic.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin acrolithos , -ic suffix; Greek ἀκρόλιθος , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin acrolithos or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ἀκρόλιθος (see acrolith n.) + -ic suffix; compare -lithic comb. form. Compare later acrolith n.

Of, relating to, or of the nature of an acrolith.

ΚΠ

1830 W. M. Leake Trav. Morea II. xiv. 130 There was an acrolithic statue of the goddess.

1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 192 The acrolithic statues of Greece.

1904 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 24 331 He thus bears a distinct relation to the gold and ivory technique of the fifth century, while, on the other hand, he himself uses the acrolithic technique.

1952 Hesperia 21 314 The bronze Athena Promachos..seems..to have been executed as late as 455; and there is reason to believe the second, the acrolithic Athena Areia at Plataia, was done at about the same time.

1991 Jrnl. Hist. Coll. 3 199/1 In Greece, herms, acrolithic inserts, and relief bust roundels furthered the practice of making isolated heads, though full-figure statues were preferred for portraits.

2005 B. S. Ridgway in J. M. Barringer & J. M. Hurwit Periklean Athens x. 113/1 Gold-and-ivory images, or the akrolithic, less costly versions of that technique.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acrolithic
释义	acrolithicadj. Brit. /ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪk/, U.S. /ˌækroʊˈlɪθɪk/, /ˈækrəˌlɪθɪk/ Forms: 1800s– acrolithic, 1800s– akrolithic. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin acrolithos , -ic suffix; Greek ἀκρόλιθος , -ic suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin acrolithos or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ἀκρόλιθος (see acrolith n.) + -ic suffix; compare -lithic comb. form. Compare later acrolith n. Of, relating to, or of the nature of an acrolith. ΚΠ 1830 W. M. Leake Trav. Morea II. xiv. 130 There was an acrolithic statue of the goddess. 1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 192 The acrolithic statues of Greece. 1904 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 24 331 He thus bears a distinct relation to the gold and ivory technique of the fifth century, while, on the other hand, he himself uses the acrolithic technique. 1952 Hesperia 21 314 The bronze Athena Promachos..seems..to have been executed as late as 455; and there is reason to believe the second, the acrolithic Athena Areia at Plataia, was done at about the same time. 1991 Jrnl. Hist. Coll. 3 199/1 In Greece, herms, acrolithic inserts, and relief bust roundels furthered the practice of making isolated heads, though full-figure statues were preferred for portraits. 2005 B. S. Ridgway in J. M. Barringer & J. M. Hurwit Periklean Athens x. 113/1 Gold-and-ivory images, or the akrolithic, less costly versions of that technique. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1830
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