overlaid with gold
61Mercy-seat — (Heb. kapporeth, a covering; LXX. and N.T., hilasterion; Vulg., propitiatorium), the covering or lid of the ark of the covenant (q.v.). It was of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, or perhaps rather a plate of solid gold, 2 1/2 cubits long and 1 …
62cryselephantine — 1827, from Gk. khryselephantinos of gold and ivory, applied to statues overlaid with gold and ivory, such as Athene Parthenos and Olympian Zeus …
63chryselephantine — [ˌkrɪsɛlɪ fantʌɪn] adjective (of ancient Greek sculpture) overlaid with gold and ivory. Origin C19: from Gk khruselephantinos, from khrusos gold + elephas, elephant elephant or ivory …
64chryselephantine — adj. (of ancient Greek sculpture) overlaid with gold and ivory. Etymology: Gk khruselephantinos f. khrusos gold + elephas ivory …
65chrys|el|e|phan|tine — «KRIHS ehl uh FAN tihn, tyn», adjective. made of or overlaid with gold and ivory. ╂[< Greek chr ántinos < chr ós gold + elephántinos of ivory < eléphas, antos ivory, elephant] …
66Maine State House — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
67Teraphim — Givers of prosperity, idols in human shape, large or small, analogous to the images of ancestors which were revered by the Romans. In order to deceive the guards sent by Saul to seize David, Michal his wife prepared one of the household… …
68ark — The English translates two unrelated Hebrew nouns: 1) The first is that of the vessel of three storeys in which Noah and his family and animals were accommodated during the Flood [[➝ flood]]. This legend of Gen. 6–9 is similar to, and was perhaps …
69overlay — I o•ver•lay v. [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈleɪ[/t]] n. [[t]ˈoʊ vərˌleɪ[/t]] v. laid, lay•ing, n. 1) to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another 2) to cover, overspread, or surmount with something 3) to finish with an overlay: wood overlaid with gold[/ex] 4) …
70Ark — ([aum]rk), n. [OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc, earce, fr. L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. arkei^n to keep off.] 1. A chest, or coffer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Bearing that precious relic in an ark. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
