saracen stone

saracen stone
noun or saracen's stone
Usage: usually capitalized 1st S

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  • 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

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