单词 | mother-of-pearl inlaid |
释义 | > as lemmasmother-of-pearl inlaid mother-of-pearl inlaid adj. ΚΠ 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xxv. 243 Tripping across the room daintily to a little mother-of-pearl inlaid desk, she opened it with a silver key. 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain ii. iii. 359 Hector Ernescliffe was enchanted at winning a beautiful mother-of-pearl inlaid workbox. 1955 S. Spender Coll. Poems 1928–53 143 The walls fall, tearing down The mother-of-pearl inlaid interior. 2001 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 26 May 4 A small 19th century papier mache stationery box, with a floral mother of pearl inlaid cover and sides. < as lemmas |
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