| 单词 | diamond spark | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasdiamond spark   diamond spark  n. ΚΠ 1632    W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav.  iii. 85  				The goodliest plot, the Diamond sparke, and the Honny spot of all Candy. diamond (or ruby) spark  a.  A small diamond (†or other precious stone). Originally  diamond (or ruby) spark and  spark of diamond, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > 			[noun]		 > small sparkle1480 spark1508 (a) (b)1551    J. Williams Acct. Monastic Treasures 		(1836)	 50  				Balaces, small sparkes of emeraldes, and small course perles.1577    in  J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth 		(1788)	 II. 14  				Item,..xvi small rubyes being but sparcks, and v sparcks of dyamonds.1630    P. Massinger Picture sig. F  				Good Madam what shall he doe with a hoop ring, And a sparke of diamond in it.a1694    J. Tillotson Serm. 		(1744)	 XI. ccxiii. 4785  				The little and short sayings of wise and excellent men are of great value, like the dust of gold, or the least sparks of diamond.1757    tr.  J. G. Keyssler Trav. II. 158  				The Florentine work..consists of sparks of gems and small pieces of the finest marble.a1774    O. Goldsmith Surv. Exper. Philos. 		(1776)	 I. 379  				As for those things that cannot be thus weighed, such as quicksilver, small sparks of diamond, and such like.(c)1599    George a Greene sig. B2  				A chaplet..Set with choice rubies, sparkes, and diamonds.1614    in  Archaeol. XLII. 350  				A hoope ringe with 9 sparkes.1675    London Gaz. No. 987/4  				A Diamond Ring with three very large stones, and some sparks.1710    R. Steele Tatler No. 245. ⁋2  				Another [ring] set round with small Rubies and Sparks.1771    Hist. Sir W. Harrington 		(1797)	 II. 239  				The lockets are..one,..with the cyphers of her name put on it, set with very small sparks.1874    Hotten's Slang Dict. 		(rev. ed.)	 303  				Sparks, diamonds. Term much in use among the lower orders, and generally applied to stones in rings and pins.figurative.1758    S. Hayward Seventeen Serm. xvi. 470  				The sparks of this crown are perfect holiness and a conformity to God.1508    W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe 		(Chepman & Myllar)	 in  Poems 		(1998)	 I. 184  				Hevinly beriall droppis..birnyng as ruby sperkis. 1575    J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus  i. f. 3  				With Rubie sparkis ane greit number to se. 1632    W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav.  iii. 85  				Being the goodliest plot, the Diamond sparke, and the Honny spot of all Candy. 1701    London Gaz. No. 3718/4  				A Gold Twisted Tooth Pick Case set with Diamond Sparks. 1748    T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lix. 248  				A ring set with a ruby..surrounded by diamond sparks. 1813    W. Scott Rokeby  i. 33  				Ingot of gold and diamond spark. 1869    Ld. Tennyson Passing of Arthur 224  				For all the haft twinkled with diamond sparks. < as lemmas  | 
	
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