acrolith

noun

ac·​ro·​lith

ˈa-krə-ˌlith

plural -s

: an acrolithic statue

Word History

Etymology

Latin acrolithus, from Greek akrolithos with ends of stone, from akr- acr- + lithos stone

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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