The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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
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 — stones are stone blocks found in quantity on Salisbury Plain, the Marlborough Downs, in Kent, and in smaller quantities in Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Dorset and Hampshire. They are the remains of a cap of tertiary sandstone which once covered much… … Wikipedia
Stone edge — Stonehenge 51° 10′ 44″ N 1° 49′ 35″ W / 51.178889, 1.826389 … Wikipédia en Français
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
stone — 1. noun /stəʊn,stoʊn/ a) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders. , 1843: Seven pounds make a clove, 2 cloves a stone, 2 stone a tod, 6 1/2 tods a wey, 2 weys a sack, 12 sacks a last. [...] It is to be observed here that a … Wiktionary
stone — Synonyms and related words: Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, anklet, anthraconite, aplite, aquamarine, arch, armlet, ashlar, asphalt, aventurine,… … Moby Thesaurus
sarsen — /sahr seuhn/, n. any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds. Also called Druid stone, graywether. [1635 45; syncopated var. of SARACEN, short for Saracen boulder… … Universalium
sarsen — noun (usually as “sarcen stone”) one of various blocks of sandstone found in various locations in southern England … Wiktionary
sarsen — n. sandstone boulder of S England; such stone used in prehistoric monument … Dictionary of difficult words
