henge

[ henj ]

/ hɛndʒ /

noun Archaeology.

a Neolithic monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and ditch and often containing additional features including one or more circles of upright stone or wood pillars: probably used for ritual purposes or for marking astronomical events, as solstices and equinoxes.

Origin of henge

1730–40; back formation from Stonehenge, Middle English Stanenges, Stanheng, equivalent to stanstone + -heng, probably originally “something hanging”; cf. hinge

Words nearby henge

Hendrix, Hendrix, Jimi, Hendry, henequen, hen fruit, henge, Hengelo, Hengist, Hengyang, hen harrier, hen hawk

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Example sentences from the Web for henge

That Henge had not been embittered by this political antagonism had deeply touched Perior.
The Confounding of Camelia|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Ah, from Henge, said Perior, looking at the end of the letter.
The Confounding of Camelia|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
It was natural that Henge should write to him in this strain of only thinly-veiled confidence.
The Confounding of Camelia|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
He was, he thought, a cleverer man than Henge, a man of more intrinsic weight.
The Confounding of Camelia|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Henge and his mother were coming down to Clievesbury to spend some weeks at Enthorpe.
The Confounding of Camelia|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for henge

henge

/ (hɛndʒ) /

noun

a circular area, often containing a circle of stones or sometimes wooden posts, dating from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages

Word Origin for henge

back formation from Stonehenge

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单词	henge
释义	henge [ henj ] / hɛndʒ / noun Archaeology. a Neolithic monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and ditch and often containing additional features including one or more circles of upright stone or wood pillars: probably used for ritual purposes or for marking astronomical events, as solstices and equinoxes. Origin of henge 1730–40; back formation from Stonehenge, Middle English Stanenges, Stanheng, equivalent to stanstone + -heng, probably originally “something hanging”; cf. hinge Words nearby henge Hendrix, Hendrix, Jimi, Hendry, henequen, hen fruit, henge, Hengelo, Hengist, Hengyang, hen harrier, hen hawk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for henge That Henge had not been embittered by this political antagonism had deeply touched Perior. The Confounding of Camelia\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick Ah, from Henge, said Perior, looking at the end of the letter. The Confounding of Camelia\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick It was natural that Henge should write to him in this strain of only thinly-veiled confidence. The Confounding of Camelia\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick He was, he thought, a cleverer man than Henge, a man of more intrinsic weight. The Confounding of Camelia\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick Henge and his mother were coming down to Clievesbury to spend some weeks at Enthorpe. The Confounding of Camelia\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick British Dictionary definitions for henge henge / (hɛndʒ) / noun a circular area, often containing a circle of stones or sometimes wooden posts, dating from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages Word Origin for henge back formation from Stonehenge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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