| 单词 | oriental emerald |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoriental emerald oriental emerald n. a green gemstone which is a variety of corundum resembling emerald. ΚΠ 1802 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 92 244 I have not yet seen any of the green stones, or oriental emeralds, in which the green colour was perfectly pure and brilliant, as it appears in the true emerald. 1887 Science 28 Jan. 97/2 Besides rubies, sapphires, topaz, and oriental emeralds were also found. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) III. 495/1 Gem corundum of other colors..may be named after other gems with the prefix oriental, for example, oriental topaz (yellow) and oriental emerald (green). < as lemmas |
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