单词 | scaraboid |
释义 | scaraboidn.adj. A. n. 1. Ancient History. = scarabaeoid adj. b. ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 1891 in Cent. Dict. B. adj. Resembling a scarab or scaraboid. ΘΚΠ 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.adj.1879 |
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