Kohinoor

or Koh-i-noor

[ koh-uh-noor ]

/ ˈkoʊ əˌnʊər /

noun

an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.

Origin of Kohinoor

From the Persian word kōhinūr literally, mountain of light

Words nearby Kohinoor

kohanga reo, kohekohe, Koheleth, Kohen, Kohima, Kohinoor, kohl, Köhler, Köhler's disease, kohlrabi, Kohlrausch's muscle

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Example sentences from the Web for Kohinoor

You are my ideal of womanhood and your smile is more precious to me than the Kohinoor.'
Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4|Various
He had no more desire to possess her than to own the Kohinoor.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes
Special interest is felt in the tomb because one of its ornaments was the famous Kohinoor diamond, the largest in the world.
The Old World and Its Ways|William Jennings Bryan
Not so many years ago he would prefer a red glass ball to the Kohinoor and a hand organ with a monkey to a piano with Paderewski.
The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces|Joyce Kilmer

It stands to reason that you save the Kohinoor and let the little stones go.
The Best Short Stories of 1917|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Kohinoor

Koh-i-noor

Kohinor or Kohinur

/ (ˌkəʊɪˈnʊə) /

noun

a very large oval Indian diamond, part of the British crown jewels since 1849, weighing 108.8 carats

Word Origin for Koh-i-noor

C19: from Persian Kōh-i-nūr, literally: mountain of light, from kōh mountain + Arabic nūr light

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

单词	kohinoor
释义	Kohinoor or Koh-i-noor [ koh-uh-noor ] / ˈkoʊ əˌnʊər / noun an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels. Origin of Kohinoor From the Persian word kōhinūr literally, mountain of light Words nearby Kohinoor kohanga reo, kohekohe, Koheleth, Kohen, Kohima, Kohinoor, kohl, Köhler, Köhler's disease, kohlrabi, Kohlrausch's muscle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Kohinoor You are my ideal of womanhood and your smile is more precious to me than the Kohinoor.' Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4\|Various He had no more desire to possess her than to own the Kohinoor. In a Little Town\|Rupert Hughes Special interest is felt in the tomb because one of its ornaments was the famous Kohinoor diamond, the largest in the world. The Old World and Its Ways\|William Jennings Bryan Not so many years ago he would prefer a red glass ball to the Kohinoor and a hand organ with a monkey to a piano with Paderewski. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces\|Joyce Kilmer It stands to reason that you save the Kohinoor and let the little stones go. The Best Short Stories of 1917\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Kohinoor Koh-i-noor Kohinor or Kohinur / (ˌkəʊɪˈnʊə) / noun a very large oval Indian diamond, part of the British crown jewels since 1849, weighing 108.8 carats Word Origin for Koh-i-noor C19: from Persian Kōh-i-nūr, literally: mountain of light, from kōh mountain + Arabic nūr light 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
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