- saracen stone
- noun
or saracen's stone
Usage: usually capitalized 1st S: sarsen
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
saracen stone
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saracen's stone — noun see saracen stone … Useful english dictionary
Saracen (disambiguation) — Saracen is a European medieval term for Muslims, adopted from Latin. For similar sounding archeological term for a kind of a neolithic monumental stone see sarsen. Saracen or Saracens may also refer to any of the following: Contents 1 History 2… … Wikipedia
Saracen's-stone — same as ↑sarsen • • • Main Entry: ↑Saracen … Useful english dictionary
Stone edge — Stonehenge 51° 10′ 44″ N 1° 49′ 35″ W / 51.178889, 1.826389 … Wikipédia en Français
Saracen — noun /ˈseɹʌˌsən,ˈsæɹəˌsən/ a) A group of nomadic people from the Sinai. b) An Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades. See Also: sarsen, sarsen stone, Saracenic … Wiktionary
Druid stone — Sarsen Sar sen, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.] One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; called also {sarsen stone}, and {Druid stone}. [Eng.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sarsen stone — Sarsen Sar sen, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.] One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; called also {sarsen stone}, and {Druid stone}. [Eng.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sarsen — large sandstone boulder, 1640s, prop. sarsen stone, i.e. Saracen stone, from SARACEN (Cf. Saracen) in the old sense of pagan, heathen … Etymology dictionary
Sarsen — Sar sen, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.] One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; called also {sarsen stone}, and {Druid stone}. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
камень сарацинов — Глыба экзотической формы. [Англо русский геммологический словарь. Красноярск, КрасБерри. 2007.] Тематики геммология и ювелирное производство EN saracen stone … Справочник технического переводчика
