chryselephantine

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chrys·el·e·phan·tine

C0342200 (krĭ-sĕl′ə-făn′tēn′, -tīn′)adj. Made of gold and ivory, as certain pieces of sculpture or artwork in ancient Greece.

[Greek khrūselephantinos : khrūs-, khrūso-, chryso- + elephās, elephant-, ivory; see elephant.]

chryselephantine

(ˌkrɪsɛlɪˈfæntɪn) adj (Art Terms) (of ancient Greek statues) made of or overlaid with gold and ivory[C19: from Greek khruselephantinos, from khrusos gold + elephas ivory; see elephant]

chryselephantine

Made or decorated with gold and ivory, in the manner of ancient Greek statues.

Translations

chryséléphantin

chryselephantine

(krĭs'ĕləfăn`tĭn, –tīn), Greek sculptural technique developed in the 6th cent. B.C. Sculptures, especially temple colossi, were made with an inner core of wood overlaid with ivory, to simulate flesh, and gold, to represent drapery. The great Parthenon Athena, now lost, was chryselephantine.

chryselephantine

Made of gold and ivory; descriptive of statues of divinities, like Zeus at Olympia, with ivory for the flesh and gold for the drapery, on a wooden armature.

单词	chryselephantine
释义	chryselephantine enUK chrys·el·e·phan·tine C0342200 (krĭ-sĕl′ə-făn′tēn′, -tīn′)adj. Made of gold and ivory, as certain pieces of sculpture or artwork in ancient Greece. [Greek khrūselephantinos : khrūs-, khrūso-, chryso- + elephās, elephant-, ivory; see elephant.] chryselephantine (ˌkrɪsɛlɪˈfæntɪn) adj (Art Terms) (of ancient Greek statues) made of or overlaid with gold and ivory[C19: from Greek khruselephantinos, from khrusos gold + elephas ivory; see elephant] chryselephantine Made or decorated with gold and ivory, in the manner of ancient Greek statues. Translations chryséléphantin chryselephantine enUK chryselephantine (krĭs'ĕləfăn`tĭn, –tīn), Greek sculptural technique developed in the 6th cent. B.C. Sculptures, especially temple colossi, were made with an inner core of wood overlaid with ivory, to simulate flesh, and gold, to represent drapery. The great Parthenon Athena, now lost, was chryselephantine. chryselephantine Made of gold and ivory; descriptive of statues of divinities, like Zeus at Olympia, with ivory for the flesh and gold for the drapery, on a wooden armature.
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