| 单词 | pharaoh's serpent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPharaoh's serpent Pharaoh's serpent n. [with allusion to the story in Exodus 7:9] a chemical toy composed of mercury thiocyanate, which, when ignited, burns slowly, leaving a brown ash residue which forms a snakelike trail. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > optical and scientific toys > [noun] multiplying-glass1639 Cartesian devil1731 kaleidoscope1817 myriorama1823 thaumatrope1827 bottle imp1833 phantasmascope1833 phenakistoscope1834 stroboscope1836 anorthoscope1842 tantalus-cup1842 phantascope1851 phantoscope1861 Pharaoh's serpent1863 phosphoroscope1866 zoetrope1866 wheel of life1872 praxinoscope1878 zoopraxiscope1881 phantoscope1894 Newton's cradle1971 1863 W. Allingham Jrnl. 3 Oct. in H. Tennyson Alfred Ld. Tennyson: Mem. (1897) I. App. 513 Mrs Cameron showed a small firework toy called ‘Pharaoh's Serpents’, a kind of pastille which when lighted twists about in a wormlike shape. 1938 R. Hum Chem. for Engin. Students xxii. 589 Mercuric Thiocyanate..is used in making ‘Pharaoh's Serpents’, for which purpose it is mixed with gum, formed into cones, and dried. 2003 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (Nexis) 3 July b1 Only sparklers, pharaoh's serpents, fountains, pistol caps or pinwheels are considered ‘permissible fireworks’ under the code of Virginia. < as lemmas |
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