sarsen

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɑːsən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sär′sən)


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sar•sen  (sär′sən),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/, sarsden /ˈsɑːzdən/ 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
'sarsen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
greywether - Druid stone - graywether - Wessex culture

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