单词 | spider-leg gold |
释义 | > as lemmasspider-leg gold 2. transferred. A long irregular marking, crack, wrinkle, etc., resembling in shape the leg of a spider. Also attributive in spider-leg gold. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > [noun] > a disfigurement or blemish > specific shape star1838 spider-leg1873 1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 303/1 The breaking of the gold into irregular fractures called spider-legs. 1889 Æ. Binns Wilsden Originals No. 1. 1 (E.D.D.) Thi forheead's a big un, No line o' care, No ‘student's spider-legs’, Can be seen there. 1898 Daily News 28 Jan. 5/7 The nuggets there all have the ‘spider-leg’ gold adhering. < as lemmas |
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