单词 | blood coral |
释义 | > as lemmasblood coral blood coral n. precious red coral, Corallium nobile, esp. as used to make jewellery. ΚΠ 1671 J. Ogilby tr. O. Dapper et al. Atlas Chinensis 83 Sixteen Ounces of Blood Coral [Du. bloet-koral], in one Polish'd Branch. 1706 Philos. Trans. 1704–5 (Royal Soc.) 24 2160 I had formerly several times slit..pieces of Blood Corral, that were very fair, and of a shining Redness. 1871 Scribner's Monthly Nov. 27 The different kinds are known to commerce under the various names of ‘blood coral’ first, second, third, etc., according to the shade. 1907 R. Kirkpatrick & F. J. Bell Guide Coral Gallery Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.). 54 Stylaster sanguineus, or the ‘Blood Coral’ from the Pacific Islands, is of a brilliant red colour. 2009 T. Caylus Hezbollah Medallions x. 42 Putting on blood-coral earrings and a cabochon ruby ring, she applied a little makeup. < as lemmas |
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