| 单词 | pagoda stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspagoda stone pagoda stone n. now rare †(a) a fossil shell (orthoceratite) resembling a pagoda (obsolete); (b) = pagodite n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > other gems or precious stones > [noun] hepatitec1305 ligurec1305 bdellium1382 chodchod1382 nevyn1393 asteritea1398 medusa1398 myrrhitea1398 astrion1398 emastycec14.. pinkardinec1400 iralc1420 oriel?a1425 serpentine1426 nakettec1450 pentestc1450 sun's gemc1475 sepulchre-stone1489 moonstonea1500 piantea1500 efestide1567 astroite1569 polyp stone1583 bedle1591 balanite1601 eshime1613 lyncury1638 asteria1646 pangony1658 palasin1678 palatine1678 rhombite1688 tree-stone1698 toad's eye1747 peacock stone1753 turquoise1796 odontolite1819 pagoda stone1860 tangiwai1863 fish-eye1882 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Cephalopoda > [noun] > order Tetrabranchiata > family Orthoceratidae > member of pagoda stone1860 straight-horn1861 1860 Geologist 3 419 Their Chinese name of ‘pagoda-stone,’ adopted by Mr. Muirhead in his ‘Manual of Geology,’ published in the Chinese language, is derived from the general opinion that these Orthoceratites..are formed underground in places on whose surface the towers of a pagoda project their shadows. 1900 E. R. Scidmore China xxv. 401 The rocks are rich in fossils, often yielding that curious orthoceras, whose long, tapering shell, cut in transverse sections, is known as the Ichang pagoda-stone, and is cleverly imitated for the tourist trade. 1948 R. M. Pearl Pop. Gemol. iv. 201 Similar to these..is a material known as agalmatolite, though the name is seldom used; most of the objects made from it are called soapstone, ‘figure stone’, or ‘pagoda stone’. < as lemmas |
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