单词 | red cornelian |
释义 | > as lemmasred cornelian red cornelian n. ΚΠ 1646 R. Boothby & F. Lloyd Breife Discov. Madagascar iii. 7 (heading) No Gold Silver nor any rich commodity of so high esteeme in Madagascar as red Cornelian Beads. 1754 L. Natter Treat. Anc. Method engraving Precious Stones xxiii. 37 This we treat of is exceeding well engraved, and in good Taste, on a red Cornelian, with a convex surface. 1812 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) III. 372 The red was far deeper than that of any natural red Cornelian,..which have all a dilution of the red by yellow. 1937 Parnassus 9 13/2 All precious stones, in fact, but particularly the red cornelian, are of Indian origin. 2004 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 26 June (Weekend section) 4 Yard-long necklaces come in a kaleidoscope of colours, including red cornelian, turquoise and amethyst. < as lemmas |
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