请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 hawk's-eye
释义

hawk's-eye

[ hawks-ahy ]
/ ˈhɔksˌaɪ /

noun

a dark-blue chatoyant quartz formed by the silicification of crocidolite, used for ornamental purposes.Compare tiger's-eye (def. 1).

Origin of hawk's-eye

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby hawk's-eye

hawk owl, Hawks, hawks and doves, hawk's beard, hawksbill turtle, hawk's-eye, hawkshaw, Hawksmoor, hawkweed, Hawkyns, Haworth
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for hawk's-eye

hawk's-eye

noun

a dark blue variety of the mineral crocidolite: a semiprecious gemstone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 12:53:22