Trilithons

Trilithons
Trilithon Tril"i*thon (tr[i^]l"[i^]*th[o^]n), n.; pl. {Trilithons}. [NL., fr. Gr.? of or with three stones; ? (see {Tri-}) + ? stone.] (Arch[ae]ol.) A monument consisting of three stones; especially, such a monument forming a kind of doorway, as among the ancient Celts. [1913 Webster]

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