Look up: acrolith

1. Acrolith
   In architecture an acrolith is a statue whose extremities (the head, hands and feet) are made of stone, and the trunk generally made of wood.
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2. Acrolith
   Ac'ro·lith noun [ Latin acrolthus , Greek 'akroli`qos with the ends made of stone; 'a`kros extreme + li`qos stone.] (Arch. & Sculp.) A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood. Elmes.
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3. acrolith
   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) ...
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4. Acrolith
   • (n.) A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood.
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5. acrolith
   statue, especially ancient Greek, in which the trunk of the figure was of wood and the head, hands, and feet of marble. The wood was either gilded or ...
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6. acrolith
   acrolith, acrolithic In early Greek sculpture, a statue with a stone head, hands, and feet, and a wooden trunk.
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7. Acrolith
   , the head from an acrolithic cult image of the deified Antinous. An `acrolith` was a statue made in Classical antiquity, in which the trunk of the figure was made of wood, and the head, hands, and feet were made of marble. The wood was concealed either by drapery or by gilding; only the marble part...
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