sarsen
[ sahr-suhn ]
noun
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
Origin of sarsen
11635–45; syncopated variant of Saracen, short for Saracen boulder Druid stone
- Also called Druid stone, graywether.
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British Dictionary definitions for sarsen
sarsen
/ (ˈsɑːsən) /
noun
geology a boulder of silicified sandstone, probably of Tertiary age, found in large numbers in S England
such a stone used in a megalithic monument
Origin of sarsen
1C17: probably a variant of Saracen
- Also called: greywether
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