sarsen
[ sahr-suh n ]
/ ˈsɑr sən /
noun
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
Also called
Druid stone,
graywether.
Origin of sarsen
1635–45; syncopated variant of
Saracen, short for
Saracen boulder Druid stone
Words nearby sarsen
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
Also called:
greywether
Word Origin for sarsen
C17: probably a variant of
Saracen