a dry-stone beehive-shaped tomb associated with the Mycenaean culture of Greece in the 16th to the 12th century bc
Word origin
C17: from Greek
tholos in American English
(ˈθoulɑs, -lous)
nounWord forms: plural-loi (-lɔi)
1.
(in classical architecture)
a.
a circular building
b.
a small, round structure, as a lantern
c.
a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry
2.
a subterranean domed tomb chamber of the Mycenaean age
Word origin
[1895–1900; ‹ Gk thólos lit., rotunda]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, backwind, calling card, hit-and-run, slapstick