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eolith

American  
[ee-uh-lith] / ˈi ə lɪθ /

noun

  1. a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.

eolith British  
/ ˈiːəʊˌlɪθ /

noun

  1. a stone, usually crudely broken, used as a primitive tool in Eolithic times

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Other Word Forms

  • eolithic adjective

Etymology

Origin of eolith

First recorded in 1890–95; eo- + -lith

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The critics of eoliths have brought forward some facts that at first sight would seem to be of a very damaging nature.

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These he improved by chipping the edges, making them more serviceable, or chipping the eolith, so as to grasp it more easily.

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But, if the eoliths are man-made, then man presumably killed game and cut it up on top of the Wealden dome, how many years ago one trembles to think.

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Below the Mesvinian comes the nebulous region of "eoliths," which are not yet definitely proved to be of human workmanship.

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Let us, nevertheless, inquire whether eoliths are not to be found nearer home.

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