[ad. L. acrolith-us, a. Gr. ἀκρόλιθος having the ends of stone; f. ἄκρος extreme, end + λίθος stone.] ‘A statue, with the head and extremities of stone, the trunk being usually made of wood, either gilt or draped.’ Encycl. Brit., 1853. Used in early Grecian art.
1850. Leitch, trans. Müller’s Anc. Art, § 119, 91. The extremities are of marble after the manner of acroliths.
