CIST (Gr. ,dorn, Lat. cista, a box; c...
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V06,
Page 393
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
See also:CIST (Gr. ,dorn, See also:Lat. cista, a See also:box; cf. Ger. Kiste, Welsh kistvaen, See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone-See also:coffin, and also the other Eng. See also:form " See also:chest ")
, in See also:Greek See also:archaeology, a wicker-See also:work receptacle used in the Eleusinian and other mysteries to carry the sacred vessels; also,in the archaeology of prehistoric See also:man, a See also:coffin formed of See also:flat stones placed edgeways with another flat See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone for a See also:cover
.
The word is also used for a sepulchral chamber cut in the See also:rock (see COFFIN)
.
" Cistern," the See also:common See also:term for a See also:water-tank, is a derivation of the same word (See also:Lat. cisterna; cf
.
"See also:cave" and "cavern")
.
End of Article: CIST (Gr. ,dorn, Lat. cista, a box; cf. Ger. Kiste, Welsh kistvaen, stone-coffin, and also the other Eng. form " chest ")
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