stone lion

English

Noun

stone lion (plural stone lions)

  1. Synonym of foo dog
    • 2014, Shelia Hollihan-Elliot, Art and Architecture of China‎[1], Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
      In the revival of Buddhism during Tang times (618–907), all Buddhist temples were protected by a pair of these stone lions.
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