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单词 sarsen
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sar•sen  (särsən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geology, Archaeologyany of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds. Also called Druid stone, graywether. 
  • syncopated variant of Saracen, short for Saracen boulder Druid stone 1635–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sarsen /ˈsɑːsən/ n
  1. a boulder of silicified sandstone, probably of Tertiary age, found in large numbers in S England
  2. such a stone used in a megalithic monument

Also called: greywether Etymology: 17th Century: probably a variant of Saracen
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