rupestrianadj.

Brit.

/ruːˈpɛstrɪən/, U.S.

/ruˈpɛstriən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rupestris , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin rupestris (see rupestrine adj.) + -ian suffix. Compare earlier rupestrean adj.

†1. Of, relating to, or involving rocks or cliffs. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1800 J. Evans Tour N. Wales x. 266 He..prepares for the rupestrian expedition: a strong stake is driven into the ground at some distance from the edge of the cliff.

1809 tr. A. L. J. de Laborde View of Spain IV. v. 426 The road from las Pedreras de Elche..is wholly covered with large loose stones, and rupestrian fragments [Fr. est couvert de pierres et de rochers].

2. Of a painting, inscription, etc.: done on rock or cave walls.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [adjective] > executed in specific manner

black and white1765

sunk1776

rupestrian1896

trompe l'œil1926

gessoed1955

1896 A. H. Keane Ethnol. 137 The carvings on the dolmen des marchands, Brittany, are almost identical with those of the so-called ‘rupestrian inscriptions’ of Tunisia and South Algeria.

1952 O. R. Gurney Hittites 215 The powerful rupestrian art of the later [Hittite] empire was probably stimulated by the rulers.

1967 M. Bullock tr. A. Lommel World of Early Hunters iv. 127 The influence of rupestrian art on Negro art, particularly Negro sculpture, has not been elucidated.

1989 Third Text Summer 50 Ana made her first visit to Cuba and prepared her subsequent trip to Jaruco where she carved her rupestrian pieces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rupestrian
释义	rupestrianadj. Brit. /ruːˈpɛstrɪən/, U.S. /ruˈpɛstriən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rupestris , -ian suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin rupestris (see rupestrine adj.) + -ian suffix. Compare earlier rupestrean adj. †1. Of, relating to, or involving rocks or cliffs. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1800 J. Evans Tour N. Wales x. 266 He..prepares for the rupestrian expedition: a strong stake is driven into the ground at some distance from the edge of the cliff. 1809 tr. A. L. J. de Laborde View of Spain IV. v. 426 The road from las Pedreras de Elche..is wholly covered with large loose stones, and rupestrian fragments [Fr. est couvert de pierres et de rochers]. 2. Of a painting, inscription, etc.: done on rock or cave walls. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [adjective] > executed in specific manner black and white1765 sunk1776 rupestrian1896 trompe l'œil1926 gessoed1955 1896 A. H. Keane Ethnol. 137 The carvings on the dolmen des marchands, Brittany, are almost identical with those of the so-called ‘rupestrian inscriptions’ of Tunisia and South Algeria. 1952 O. R. Gurney Hittites 215 The powerful rupestrian art of the later [Hittite] empire was probably stimulated by the rulers. 1967 M. Bullock tr. A. Lommel World of Early Hunters iv. 127 The influence of rupestrian art on Negro art, particularly Negro sculpture, has not been elucidated. 1989 Third Text Summer 50 Ana made her first visit to Cuba and prepared her subsequent trip to Jaruco where she carved her rupestrian pieces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1800
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