单词 | long cist |
释义 | > as lemmaslong cist long cist n. Archaeology a type of megalithic tomb having a long and narrow burial chamber, sealed by a capstone. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > burial-chamber > [noun] > cist cist1804 kistvaen1807 kist1853 long cist1866 stone cist1888 stone kist1926 1866 Jrnl. Anthropol. Soc. 4 p. clv They have invariably, whether long cists or short cists, been formed of single stones. 1925 V. G. Childe Dawn European Civilization xiii. 213 The long cists in North France, Belgium, Hessen, and Sweden have a holed-stone for the doorway. 2003 S. Turner in M. Carver Cross goes North (2005) xi. 171 Unenclosed burial sites (commonly with long-cists or dug graves) were changed into cemeteries. < as lemmas |
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