单词 | cornelian |
释义 | corneliann.1 a. A variety of chalcedony, a semi-transparent quartz, of a deep dull red, brownish-pink, or reddish white colour; used for seals, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] > chalcedony > cornelian carneola1398 cornelianc1400 corneole1542 cornix-stone1611 carnelian1728 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > quartz > cryptocrystalline quartz > chalcedony > cornelian carneola1398 cornelianc1400 corneole1542 cornix-stone1611 carnelian1728 α. β. 1563 in J. C. Jeaffreson Middlesex County Rec. (1886) I. 48 A precious stone called ‘a cornelye’.1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 19 The Sardye..when it is most pure and cleane, it is called Carneolus; of some..the Cornelles.1601 R. Chester Loves Martyr 101 Cornellis..and Corrall.γ. 1568 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1860) II. 233 My ringe of gold wch I commonly weare called a cornellion.1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. i. 51 Berylls and Cornelians..are subject unto fusion. View more context for this quotation1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. IV. 168 The Fichtelberg mountains yield good cornelians.1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I cxcviii. 102 The motto, cut upon a white cornelian.c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xxvii. 276 On is of Oniche..another of Corneline. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 49 (Cornelines) and other Stonys wel entaylid for Seales. 1578 in T. Thomson Coll. Inventories Royal Wardrobe (1815) 263 A string of cornellinges sett in gold. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 613 How to make a Sardonyx of a Cornalline. 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 66 About his neck hangs a great Cornaline. 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. (1655) xii. 45 Agats, Cornerines, Emeralds. b. The colour of this stone. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > other reds madderOE stammel colour1567 Paris red1600 strawberry red1675 strawberry1688 cornelian1718 dahlia1846 Pompeian red1868 crushed strawberry1881 wallflower red1883 framboise1895 raspberry1918 1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant II. 343 The light which passes through is sensibly reddish..inclining to a cornaline. c. attributive. ΚΠ 1757 J. Dyer Fleece ii. 76 That shine With topaz, sapphire, and cornelian rays. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede II. ii. xviii. 20 A large cornelian seal. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). corneliann.2† The fruit of the cornel-tree n. at cornel n.3 Compounds, Cornus mascula; also the tree itself. Obsolete except as in Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > edible berries > cornel-berry hoppe1499 cornel-berry1578 cornel-fruit1578 cornel1601 cornelian1625 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > cornelian cherry tree corn-treea1000 cornylierc1490 hoppe1499 cornel-tree1551 cornelian1625 cornelian tree1626 corm1675 cornelian cherry1759 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 269 In September, come..Peaches; Melo-Cotones; Nectarines; Cornelians; Wardens; Quinces. 1658 J. Evelyn tr. N. de Bonnefons French Gardiner 288 I have..invented the pickling of Cornelians, and have frequently made them passe for Olives of Veronna. 1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 174 Catalogue of..excellent Fruit-Trees..Cornelions. White, Red, &c. Compounds cornelian cherry n. [compare German kornelius kirsche] = main sense. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > cornelian cherry tree corn-treea1000 cornylierc1490 hoppe1499 cornel-tree1551 cornelian1625 cornelian tree1626 corm1675 cornelian cherry1759 1759 B. Stillingfleet tr. H. Barck in Misc. Tracts Nat. Hist. 116 With the first soft breeze, says Pliny, the cornelian cherry puts forth its buds. 1796 C. Marshall Gardening (1813) xvii. 281 Cornel i.e. Cornelian cherry. The fruit used to be..preserved to make tarts. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > cornelian cherry tree corn-treea1000 cornylierc1490 hoppe1499 cornel-tree1551 cornelian1625 cornelian tree1626 corm1675 cornelian cherry1759 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §485 Take a Service-tree or a Cornelian-tree. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1c1400n.21625 |
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