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Meaning of ACROLITH

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ac"ro*lith\, n. [L. acrolthus, Gr. '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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