| 单词 | jewel casket |
| 释义 | jewel casket (once / 173814 pages) n WORD FAMILY jewel casket: jewel caskets USAGE EXAMPLESIt is a pity that so historic a gem as the Pelegrina should be practically lost to us in a Russian lady's jewel casket. Orpen, Mrs Goddard, Stories about Famous Precious Stone...(2011) An empty jewel casket has little intrinsic value, and stands only as a reminder of the precious thing it was intended to contain. Young, F.E. Mills, The Shadow of the Past(2011) The Yellowstone National Park is Nature’s jewel casket, in which she has kept her choicest gems for countless generations. Olcott, Charles S., The Lure of the Camera(2011) n small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables Syn|Hyper casket box a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid |
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