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Definition of Henge
1. Noun. A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Henge
1. a circular Bronze Age structure in England [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Henge
Literary usage of Henge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Independent Fifth Reader: Containing a Practical Treatise on Elocution by James Madison Watson (1880)
"Its oral element is produced by the same organs and in a similar manner as the
first oral element of z; henge, it is a cognate of z. ..."
2. The Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of Henry Thomas Buckle by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"65, 66) an ingenious attempt to calculate the age of Stone- henge, ... 6)," Stone-
henge and all other works of this nature in our island are erected by ..."
3. The Antiquarian (1871)
"In this Island of Man, ' In aen en," the custom is still preserved, as at Stone
henge, of going on pilgrimage to the summits of ..."
4. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"... '-henge, one of ihe wonders of England, and which none oi their authors know
wliat to make of i it is a great huddle of Urge ..."
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