Pelasgic (pelasjik)

[ Oscan, Etruscan, Faliscan, and Latin, great as are their apparent diversities, can be readily explained by taking Pelasgic alphabet as the prototype. Isaac Taylor , The Alphabet, II. 130. Pelasgic architecture, Pelasgic building, in Gr. archæol., masonry constructed, without cement, of unhewn stones, or of stones rough from the quarry and of irregular size and shape. This is the earliest variety of masonry found in Greek lands. Compare Cyclopean. peldon (pel'don), n. [Origin obscure.] In coal - mining, hard and compact silicious rock. [Prov. Eng.] characters. pelargonic (pel-är-gon'ik), a. [