English Explanatory Dictionary

peristalith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A series of standing stones surrounding a barrow or burial mound.

Word forms

peristalith peristaliths

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περιστέλλω (peristéllō, “wrap around”) (from περί (perí, “around”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I place”)) + -lith (“stone”). Compare peristaltic.

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