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latomy Hist. rare.|ˈlætəmɪ| [ad. Gr. λᾱτοµία, f. λᾶας, λᾶς stone + -τοµία cutting.] A stone quarry; spec. of those at Syracuse.
1656Blount Glossogr., Latomy, a Quarry of stones. 1798W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. XXV. 504 Were these embassies mere child's play, or were there Timoleons concealed in the latomies? |