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chryselephantine
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Chryselephantine
Made of gold and ivory. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Chryselephantine
Chrys`el·e·phan'tine adjective [ Greek chryso`s gold + ... made of ivory, from ... ivory, elephant.] Composed of, or adorned with, gold and ivory. » The chryselephantine statues of the Greeks were built up with inferior materials... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/75
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Chryselephantine
• (a.) Composed of, or adorned with, gold and ivory. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/chryselephantine/
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chryselephantine
(from Greek chrysos, `gold,` and elephantinos, `ivory`), type of figural sculpture in which the flesh was made of ivory and the drapery of gold. ... [1 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/82
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chryselephantine
chryselephantine (kris"elufăn'tin, –tīn) , Greek sculptural technique developed in the 6th cent. B.C. Sculptures, especially temple colossi, were made with an inner core of wood overlaid with ivory, to simulate flesh, and gold, to represent drapery. The great Parthenon Athe... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0812144.html
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Chryselephantine
Chryselephantine is a term meaning made of gold and ivory combined. The term is applied to statues executed in these two substances by the ancient Greeks, such as Pheidias's great statue of Athena. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AC.HTM
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chryselephantine
The term for Ancient Greek wooden statues overlaid with gold and ivory, which in the 20thC refers to cast-bronze figures with ivory flesh parts, popular 1910-30. Found op http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-c.html
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chryselephantine
1) Made of gold and ivory Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/chryselephantine/1
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