scaraboidn.adj.
/ˈskarəbɔɪd/ A. n.
1. Ancient History. = scarabaeoid adj. b.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun]
ringOE
beec1009
languet1378
Collar of SS., S's, or Esses1406
tablet?a1425
fetterlock1463
serpent-tongue1488
triangle1529
flory1530
gorget1570
medal1578
tablet jewel1599
sprig1602
bracelet1624
medallion1658
croisette1688
torques1693
scarabaeus1775
crosslet1802
torque1834
teardrop1870
scarab1878
scaraboid1879
scarabaeoid1887
squash blossom1923
clip1937
1879 A. S. Murray in Encycl. Brit. X. 137/1 Four porcelain scaraboids from Camirus.
1886 Guide Exhib. Galleries Brit. Mus. 54 Jasper scaraboid..[with] Phœnician inscription.
1886 Guide Exhib. Galleries Brit. Mus. 190 The Greeks..had no favour for finger-rings with a beetle on the back of them. They preferred the scaraboid, with its plain, smooth back, for gems that were to be worn as swivel rings.
2. A scarabæid.
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1891 in Cent. Dict.
B. adj.
Resembling a scarab or scaraboid.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [adjective] > specific shape or form
mammillary1862
scaraboid1888
scarabaeoid1889
squash blossom1923
1888 A. S. Murray Brit. Mus. Catal. Engr. Gems Introd. 17 Gems of the true scaraboid form.
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n.adj.1879