Lexic.us

Definition of Lascaux

1. Noun. A cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lascaux

Literary usage of Lascaux

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dordogne by Mike Smith (2006)
"Lascaux show caves A winding road from Montignac climbs up to the Lascaux show caves (remember: tickets can only be purchased in the town). ..."

2. Cycling in France by Carole Saint-Laurent (2003)
"Continue climbing to the parking lot (2km), lock your bicycle well in view and follow the indications to the reception. Lascaux II ..."

3. At Home in Paris: And a Trip Through the Vineyards to Spain by Blanchard Jerrold (1864)
"Ponson du Terrail and Paul de Lascaux, is acceptable as a standard history ... MM. du Terrail and de Lascaux may deal with Francis the First and Charles the ..."

4. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon (1986)
"... and there will go 30000 years of trying ever since Lascaux right up to Bach and beyond into this benighted century—all civilization, gone without a ..."

5. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"But at Lascaux, Niaux, Altamira, and at the caves in northern China, in images preserved in the caves along the Lena River in Russia, there are some ..."

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