| 单词 | rain-stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrain-stone rain-stone n. (a) a hail stone (usually in plural) (rare); (b) a stone used in rain-making rituals. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > rain-making > charm used in rain-stone1845 rain-charm1890 1845 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 15 199 This mountain is very high, and hail storms (rain-stones, as Nasib expressed it) are frequent on it. 1872 H. Rawlinson in Edinb. Rev. Jan. 27 There has been a general belief throughout Central Asia at all times in the efficacy of the Yedeh, or ‘rain-stone’, to control the weather. 1929 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 26 Apr. 12/2 A hail storm hit the Ohio valley... The rain stones shattered windows and damaged fruit crops. 1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Dec. 915/2 Such rain-stones may be of quartz, of which the transparency is suggestive of water. 2000 Z. Sardar Consumption Kuala Lumpur 176 There were traditional means of summoning rain to dowse the fires. In fact, my friend was all for getting her mother to send the family's powerful rainstone over. < as lemmas |
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