单词 | rose opal |
释义 | > as lemmasrose opal rose opal n. a reddish-pink variety of opal; an opal of this colour.In quot. 1851 apparently: enamel of a reddish-pink opalescent colour. ΚΠ 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1073/1 An assortment of samples of enamel:—Red; rose opal, light and dark. 1863 N. Story-Maskelyne Catal. Minerals Brit. Mus. 13/2 Rose Opal (Opal). 1906 J. Gurdon Dramatic Lyrics 72 Violets of almandine, Rose-opals that flicker and blaze. 1948 R. M. Pearl Pop. Gemol. v. 229 Other varieties also have descriptive names, such as resin opal which has a resinous luster, and rose opal which is pink. 1997 A. W. Eckert World of Opals vi. 178 [The name] paederos..probably referred to the rose opal (quinzite) of France, a common opal (usually) whose coloration was reminiscent of the rosy complexion of a little child. < as lemmas |
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