Chiefly poetic. Metal, esp. precious metal. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ216430 |
| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] (74) ore?c1225 Chiefly poetic. Metal, esp. precious metal. Obsolete. plate1559 Precious metal or bullion; spec. silver. Frequently in royal of plate: the Spanish coin real de plata, worth an eighth of a piastre. Cf. sense 1a. Obs… earth1612 figurative. Chiefly literary and poetic. With disparaging implication: precious metal. Obsolete. rare. precious metal1629 a relatively rare and expensive metal used in jewellery, high-value coins, etc.; spec. gold, silver, or platinum. Subcategories:— gold or silver (21) — gold (34) — silver (10) — platinum (4) — mythical (1) |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。