Word of the Day:
stele
What It Means
An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
Any carved or engraved surface.
An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.
Stele in Context
“Two large hieroglyphed steles incised upon the face of a projecting mass of boldly rounded cliff.”
Did You Know?
From Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “upright rock; pillar; column”), plural form στῆλαι (stêlai). Doublet of stela.
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