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Definition: Cyclopean Masonry |
Cyclopean MasonryNoun1. A primitive style of masonry characterized by use of massive stones of irregular shape and size. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Cyclopean Masonry The old Pelasgic ruins of Greece, Asia Minor, and Italy, such as the Gallery of Tiryns, the Gate of Lyons, the Treasury of Athens, and the Tombs of Phoroneus (3 syl.) and Danaos. They are said to have been the work of the Cyclops. They are huge blocks fitted together without mortar, with marvellous nicety. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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| Language | Translations for "cyclopean masonry"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
French | maçonnerie cyclopéenne (cyclopean rubble masonry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Zyklopenmauerwerk (cyclopean rubble masonry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | muratura ciclopica (cyclopean rubble masonry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | yclopeancay asonrymay alvenaria ciclópica (cyclopean rubble masonry). (various references) mampostería ciclópea (cyclopean rubble masonry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-e-l-m-n-n-o-o-p-r-s-y-y" | |
-5 letters: pennyroyals. | |
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