| 单词 | adder-stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadder-stone adder-stone n. a stone of varying descriptions, typically having a naturally formed hole and used as a bead or amulet (see snake-stone n.). [In quot. 1587 after classical Latin echītes echites n. With later uses compare Scottish Gaelic clach-nathrach , lit. ‘serpent-stone’ (1863 or earlier; compare quot. 1872 at snake-stone n. 3). Compare also adder-bead n. (and the Celtic parallels cited at that lemma), and serpent-stone n. 2.] ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > stone or gem adder-stone1587 sea-bean1607 mole-stone1699 scarabaeus1775 hag stone1787 gamahec1796 holy-stone1825 scarab1878 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun] > bead(s) graina1350 juniper-beads1486 beadc1500 adder-stone1587 bead-stone1677 adder-bead1694 wampumpeag1705 wampum1753 strand1825 1587 A. Golding tr. Solinus Worthie Work xlix. sig. Y.ivv (margin) The Echite or Adderstone. 1699 E. Lhuyd Let. 15 Dec. in R. T. Gunther Early Sci. Oxf. (1945) XIV. 419 These amulets [of the Druids]..may be rendered in English; Snake-buttons or Adderstones, Cock-knee-stones, toad-stones, Snail-stones, & Mole-stones. 1759 W. Mason Caractacus 10 The potent adder-stone, Gender'd 'fore th' autumnal moon. 1793 D. Ure Hist. Rutherglen ii. 131 The adder-stone..is thought by superstitious people to possess many wonderful properties. 2001 M. Campbell Strange World of Brontës iv. 194 Adder-stones or witch-stones, as they were sometimes known, have natural holes in them and were frequently tied with string, before being suspended from the rafters, to ward off witches. < as lemmas |
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