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Definition of Trilithon
1. n. A monument consisting of three stones; especially, such a monument forming a kind of doorway, as among the ancient Celts.
Definition of Trilithon
1. Noun. A structure consisting of two stone pillars supporting a horizontal stone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trilithon
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trilithon
Literary usage of Trilithon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1880)
"The length of the curve from the (ground) side centre of central trilithon to
centre ofline No. i, 45 feet In a word the shape of the curve resembles that ..."
2. The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine by Edward Hungerford Goddard, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (1875)
"The writer noticed, in October, 1875, that a "broad arrow" had recently been cut
on the large stone behind the leaning stone of the largest trilithon. ..."
3. George Brown, D.D.: Pioneer-missionary and Explorer, an Autobiography by George Brown (1908)
"... LARGE trilithon AT MUA. Weight of side stones about thirty-five tons each,
height 17 feet, top stone morticed into side stones. ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The height of the central trilithon, with impost, is 28 feet, ... Other dimensions
of this trilithon are: Length of impost, 15 feet; breadth, ..."
5. The Land and the Book, Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and by William McClure Thomson (1886)
"trilithon.—The Three Great ' Stones.—Seven Stone> in the We-l Wall.—Nine Stones
Parallel lo the North Wall.— Vaults and Galleries under the Platform. ..."
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