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Definition of Trilith
1. n. Same as Trilithon.
Definition of Trilith
1. Noun. A trilithon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trilith
1. a prehistoric structure of three large stones [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trilith
Literary usage of Trilith
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wanderings of an Antiquary: Chiefly Upon the Traces of the Romans in Britain by Thomas Wright (1854)
"The other or inner ellipse was formed of a series of small upright stones, three
of which stood before each trilith. These ellipses stand north and south; ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1888)
"A monument such as this trilith, however obscure its origin and purpose, adds
greatly to the interest with which one regards this little country, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and edited by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"... but the last triglyph of each range is sometimes placed, like the rest, over
the centre of the column and not on the corner. — HVB trilith ..."
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