| 单词 | sigillated earth |
| 释义 | > as lemmassigillated earth 1. Impressed with a seal; esp. sigillated earth, Lemnian earth, sphragide (after medieval Latin terra sigillata).Cf. Lithgow Trav. (1632) iii. 97, ‘The latter [name] is in force, because the earth being made up in little pellets, is sealed with a Turkish signet.’ ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > oxides and hydroxides > native earths > [noun] > sphragide terra sigillata1398 Saracen's earth1526 Terra Lemnia1613 sigillated earth1657 sphragid1828 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Ccc2v* The best of medicinal Earths, is that..the shop-men call Lemnian Earth, and sometimes Sigillated Earth. 1697 J. Evelyn Numismata i. 11 Baked and sigillated Earth..us'd for money. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xxiv. 502 It is known that great use is still made in the East of the bolar and sigillated earths of Lemnos, which are clay mingled with oxide of iron. < as lemmas |
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