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单词 acrolith
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acrolith

[ ak-ruh-lith ]
/ ˈæk rə lɪθ /

noun

a sculptured figure having the head and extremities of stone and the torso of other material.

Origin of acrolith

1840–50; <Latin acrolithus<Greek akrólithos.See acro-, -lith

OTHER WORDS FROM acrolith

ac·ro·lith·ic, adjective

Words nearby acrolith

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Example sentences from the Web for acrolith

  • Acrolith, ak′ro-lith, n. a statue of the earlier Greek artists having the trunk made of wood and the extremities of stone.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for acrolith

acrolith
/ (ˈækrəlɪθ) /

noun

(esp in ancient Greek sculpture) a wooden, often draped figure with only the head, hands, and feet in stone

Derived forms of acrolith

acrolithic, adjective

Word Origin for acrolith

C19: via Latin acrolithus from Greek akrolithos having stone extremities
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