A very hard and brilliant precious stone, consisting of pure carbon crystallized in regular octahedrons and allied forms (in the native state…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > diamond > [noun] (57) diamonda1350 A very hard and brilliant precious stone, consisting of pure carbon crystallized in regular octahedrons and allied forms (in the native state… adamanta1393 Identified with: diamond. Now historical and poetic. sparkler1822 A sparkling gem; a diamond. terra nobilis1882 Used, with qualifying adjectives, to form the names of medicinal and other earths, boles, and the like… an old name for the diamond (Ogilvie… stone1884 A precious stone: see precious, adj. 2 spec. in South African usage: a diamond. blink klip1887 A diamond; †micaceous iron ore (quot. 1835). Also, blink klip. rock1888 In figurative or allusive uses. slang (originally U.S.). A precious stone, usually a diamond; (spec.) a large diamond in a woman's engagement… stone1904 Criminals' slang. A diamond (see also quot. 1955). prop1914 In extended use: a diamond; a valuable piece of jewellery. Subcategories:— collectively (2) — uncut (2) — of specific type of cut (24) — fine or perfect diamond (4) — inferior (2) — very large (1) — other types of diamond (9) — package of diamonds (1) — broken piece of diamond (1) — fragments removed from diamonds in cutting (1) — irregularity in structure of diamond (1) |
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