|
|
Definition of Acrolith
1. n. A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood.
Definition of Acrolith
1. Noun. An ancient Greek wooden statue with limbs and head of stone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Acrolith
1. a type of statue [n -S] - See also: statue
Medical Definition of Acrolith
1. A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood. Origin: L. Acrolthus, Gr. With the ends made of stone; extreme + stone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrolith
Literary usage of Acrolith
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technologisches Wörterbuch in englischer und deutscher Sprache: Die Wörter by Gustav Eger, Otto Brandes (1884)
"acrolith (a wooden statue, the hands and feet of which are of stone). Aland,
Bratfisch, m. (Fisch.) chub. Alant, то. (Bot. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"acrolith. A. A statue or figure in relief of which only the head, hands, and feet
are of stone, the rest being of wood, or other material. ..."
3. A History of Ancient Sculpture by Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell (1883)
"... and the third, bought for Dionysios of Syracuse.9'5 Of an acrolith colossal
Ares, attributed to this master as well as to Timotheos, we only know that ..."
4. Ancient Art and Its Remains: Or, A Manual of the Archaeology of Art by Karl Otfried Müller, Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker (1852)
"... Apollo of Bryaxis, a colossal acrolith (§. 84), was very similar to the Palatine
Apollo of Scopas, only that he poured out a libation from a goblet with ..."
Other Resources:
Albanian