Elgin marbles

[ el-gin, -jin ]

/ ˈɛl gɪn, -dʒɪn /

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plural noun

a group of Greek sculptures of the 5th century b.c., originally on the Parthenon in Athens, and supposedly sculptured under the direction of Phidias: presently in the British Museum in London.

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Origin of Elgin marbles

After Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), who arranged for their removal from Athens

Words nearby Elgin marbles

elflock, El Fostat, elf owl, Elgar, Elgin, Elgin marbles, El Giza, Elgon, El Greco, El Hasa, elhi

How to use Elgin marbles in a sentence

Geoffrey Robertson and Amal Clooney helped Greece fight for the return of the Elgin Marbles.
Britain Has Lost Its Marbles: Elgin Loan Will Appease Putin|Geoffrey Robertson|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Goethe gave him a commission to execute copies of some of the figures in the Elgin marbles.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV|Various
The same custom prevailed among the Athenians, as is evident from some of the equestrian figures in the Elgin Marbles.
A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting|John Thomson
It is of oval form, and its external frieze and cornice are modelled after the Elgin Marbles.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive|Joel Cook

He was nervously sensible of constituting, together with his quadruped, something very unlike one of the Elgin Marbles.
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)|Various
I saw the old woman and the donkey dignified, decorative, and flat, as they might have marched across the Elgin Marbles.
Alarms and Discursions|G. K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for Elgin marbles

Elgin marbles

pl n

a group of 5th-century bc Greek sculptures originally decorating the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), and now at the British Museum

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