| 释义 |
† belus eye Obs.
[transl. of L. Beli oculus (Pliny); see quot.]
A precious stone, Eye Onyx.
1601Holland Pliny II. 625 The stone called Belus eie is white, and hath within it a black apple, the mids wherof a man shall see to glitter like gold: this stone for the singular beautie that it hath, is dedicated to Belus the most sacred god of the Assyrians. |