Definitions for acrolith
acrolith

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1. acrolithnoun

   An ancient Greek wooden statue with limbs and head of stone.

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1. Acrolith

   An acrolith is a composite sculpture made of stone together with other materials such as wood or inferior stone such as limestone, as in the case of a figure whose clothed parts are made of wood, while the exposed flesh parts such as head, hands, and feet are made of marble. The wood was covered either by drapery or by gilding. This type of statuary was common and widespread in Classical antiquity. Greek etymology: acros and lithos, English translation: "extremity" and "stone". Similarly, chryselephantine sculpture used ivory instead of marble, and often gold on parts of the body and ornaments. Acroliths are frequently mentioned by Pausanias (2nd century AD), the best known example being the Athene Areia ("Warlike Athena") of the Plataeans.It was common practice in antiquity to drape statues with clothing. "If such statues were draped, only the visible areas of the body, the head, feet and hands needed to be rendered in an attractive material, namely stone. If the statue was not dressed, the wooden part of the body was gilded.""This type of statue was produced where cost and availability of materials were factors. In areas where there were no native sources, marble was costly since it had to be imported and was therefore reserved for the principal or visible parts of a figure that represented flesh."

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1. Acrolithnoun

   a statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood

2. Etymology: [L. acrolthus, Gr. 'akroli`qos with the ends made of stone; 'a`kros extreme + li`qos stone.]

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1. Acrolith

   An acrolith is a composite sculpture made of stone and other materials; with in the trunk of the figure made of wood, and the head, hands, and feet made of marble. The wood was concealed either by drapery or by gilding; only the marble parts were exposed to view. This type of statuary was common and widespread in Classical antiquity. Greek etymology: acros and lithos, English translation: "height" or "extremity" and "stone". Similarly, chryselephantine sculpture used ivory instead of marble, and often gold on parts of the body and ornaments. Acroliths are frequently mentioned by Pausanias, the best known example being the Athene Areia of the Plataeans.

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1. Acrolith

   ak′ro-lith, n. a statue of the earlier Greek artists having the trunk made of wood and the extremities of stone. [Gr. akrolithos—akros, extreme, and lithos, stone.]

Anagrams for acrolith »

1. trochila

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of acrolith in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of acrolith in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Acrolith
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrolith
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acrolith
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=acrolith
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=acrolith