† acrolithanadj.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin acrolithos , -an suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin acrolithos (see acrolith n.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier acrolithic adj.
Obsolete.
rare.
1842 W. T. Brande 11/2 According to Vitruvius, there was a temple at Halicarnassus dedicated to Mars..wherein was an acrolithan statue of the god.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021).