| 单词 | irish diamond |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish diamond Irish diamond n. (a piece of) rock crystal (from Ireland); (formerly also) †marcasite (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] crystalOE diamond1591 mountain crystal1598 rock crystal1598 Welsh diamond1705 Irish diamond1774 magne-crystal1870 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 1774 Mrs. J. Harris Let. 13 Nov. in 1st Earl of Malmesbury Lett. (1870) I. 283 She is very fine in a purple Spanish dress, all the buttons Irish diamonds. 1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 257 The Marcasite found near Dublin, called Irish Diamond. 1839 M. Gardiner Governess 49 ‘I believe,’ said Mrs. Williamson, ‘that Irish diamonds are not paste.’ 1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 215 Rock crystal,..also known as..‘Irish’ diamond, is also much used by watch jewellers. 1971 Country Life 27 May 1321/3 Carved devotional chairs of bog-wood..enriched with ‘Irish diamonds’, rock crystals from Donegal. < as lemmas |
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