| 单词 | crystal stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrystal stone crystal stone n. now chiefly historical crystal (sense A. 2a); (also) a piece of this; †a container made of this (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > magical object > stone crystal stonea1387 crystala1393 selenitesa1398 selenite1567 pantarbe1582 hag stone1787 society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > of specific material or construction crystal stonea1387 paper box1754 cabbie1808 basket-box1881 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > crystal-gazing > [noun] > object used in crystal stonea1387 crystala1400 crystal ball?a1513 prospective glassa1584 prospective stonea1584 show-stone1583 prospective1604 seeing-stone1680 ink-mirror1905 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] > piece of crystal stonea1387 crystala1393 rock crystal1660 crystalline1842 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > quartz > crystalline quartzes > rock crystal > piece of crystal stonea1387 irisa1387 crystala1393 rock crystal1660 quartz crystal1770 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 235 (MED) Bot som oþer seiþ þat þat wyndowe was an hool [c1410 BL Add. al hool of] cristal stoon. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Pardoner's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 347 Thanne shewe I forth my longe cristal stones Ycrammed ful of cloutes and of bones. 1480 W. Worcester in J. Nasmith Itineraria (1778) 224 Lapides vocat cristalle-stonys. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xv. xii. 411 To haue a spirit inclosed into a christall stone or berill glasse. 1639 J. Taylor Most Horrible, Terrible, Tollerable, Termagant Satyre 17 Turn'd to a man of Ice, or Christall Stone. 1758 R. Dossie Elaboratory laid open ii. ii. 140 The chrystals of this salt resemble greatly to the sprigs of chrystal stone, but of a less length. 1859 Sci. Amer. 11 June 334/2 Down some of the lead mines in Derbyshire the miners throw out with the ore a pretty greenish-blue crystal stone..called ‘Fluor Spar’. 1993 P. Ackroyd House of Dr. Dee (1994) iv. 167 He took the crystal stone from my hands and held it up to his face, as if it were a chalice to be blessed. < as lemmas |
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