Word Study
sarsa |
sarsaparilla |
sarsaparilla root |
sarsaparillin |
sarse |
sarsen
| sarsenet
| sart
| sartor
| sartorial
| sartorius
sarsen
CIDE DICTIONARY
sarsen, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.].
One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; -- called also sarsen stone , and Druid stone . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sarsen, n. Geol. a sandstone boulder carried by ice during a glacial period.
Etymology
prob. var. of SARACEN
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