单词 | burmite |
释义 | burmiten. A variety of amber found in Burma (Myanmar), used by the Chinese in the manufacture of objects of art. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > amber > [noun] amber1365 electruma1398 lambera1400 karabe1545 electre1595 succin1596 ounce stone1601 succinum1608 bead-amber1611 sunstone1848 succinite1854 electron1882 burmite1893 1893 Bruhl tr. Helm Note on Burmite in Rec. Geol. Surv. India XXVI. 62 My researches..have rendered it evident, that we have to deal with a remarkable fossil resin, which differs essentially from all fossil resins known hitherto, and to which I have given the name of Burmite. 1893 F. Noetling in Rec. Geol. Surv. India XXVI. 31 The Burmese amber is totally different from..amber (Succinite)... In concordance with Dr Helm's suggestion, the name of Burmite is adopted for the new fossil resin. 1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 May 343/2 The deep-red opalescent Burmite from Burmah. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1893 |
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