| 单词 | cornish stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCornish stone Cornish stone n. †(a) = Cornish diamond n.; (b) Cornish granite in a state of partial decomposition, ground and used with clay in the manufacture of earthenware. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > quartz > crystalline quartzes > rock crystal crystalOE irisa1387 crystalline1539 rainbow-stone1587 Cornish diamond1591 diamond1591 mountain crystal1598 rock crystal1598 pebble1688 Cornish stone1695 Welsh diamond1705 rainbow crystal1748 quartz crystal1770 Irish diamond1774 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 179 The Cornish-Stones, the Bristow-Stones. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 481 The glaze for cream-coloured pottery is formed of white lead, Cornish-stone, and flint. < as lemmas |
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