peristalithn.

Brit.

/pᵻˈrɪstəlɪθ/, U.S.

/pəˈrɪstəˌlɪθ/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek περίστατος, λίθος.

Etymology: Irregularly < ancient Greek περίστατος standing round ( < περι- peri- prefix + στατός : see -stat comb. form¹) + λίθος stone (see -lith comb. form). The expected form would be peristatolith.

Archaeology.

A ring or row of standing stones surrounding a burial mound, cairn, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone > others

pyramida1500

stela1776

paramoudra1816

stele1820

peristalith1872

talayot1872

taula1881

slab-stone1891

1872 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 1 p. cxxxiii Circles of stone in Brittany and elsewhere may be looked upon as the possible remains of colossal ‘peristaliths’.

1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. 131 Buried in the earth and surrounded by a ring of stones, or ‘peristalith’ of an oblong form.

1937 Antiquity 11 443 Proto-long-barrows..must present the features of the angular (usually trapezoidal) mound, defined by a peristalith or dry walling in stone country.

1954 S. Piggott Neolithic Cultures Brit. Isles v. 132 Monumental peristaliths of standing sarsen stones..surrounded the mound.

1998 J. Cope Mod. Antiquarian 203/1 A large peristalith wall or kerb defined the edge of the mound.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peristalith
释义	peristalithn. Brit. /pᵻˈrɪstəlɪθ/, U.S. /pəˈrɪstəˌlɪθ/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek περίστατος, λίθος. Etymology: Irregularly < ancient Greek περίστατος standing round ( < περι- peri- prefix + στατός : see -stat comb. form¹) + λίθος stone (see -lith comb. form). The expected form would be peristatolith. Archaeology. A ring or row of standing stones surrounding a burial mound, cairn, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone > others pyramida1500 stela1776 paramoudra1816 stele1820 peristalith1872 talayot1872 taula1881 slab-stone1891 1872 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 1 p. cxxxiii Circles of stone in Brittany and elsewhere may be looked upon as the possible remains of colossal ‘peristaliths’. 1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. 131 Buried in the earth and surrounded by a ring of stones, or ‘peristalith’ of an oblong form. 1937 Antiquity 11 443 Proto-long-barrows..must present the features of the angular (usually trapezoidal) mound, defined by a peristalith or dry walling in stone country. 1954 S. Piggott Neolithic Cultures Brit. Isles v. 132 Monumental peristaliths of standing sarsen stones..surrounded the mound. 1998 J. Cope Mod. Antiquarian 203/1 A large peristalith wall or kerb defined the edge of the mound. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872
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