单词 | draconites |
释义 | draconitesn. A precious stone fabled to be taken from the brain of a dragon; a dragon-stone. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > stones associated with animals > [noun] > dragon-stone draconites1578 dragon-stone1632 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 48 The precious gemme Draconites that is euer taken out of the heade of the poysoned Dragon. 1624 J. Harington tr. H. Ronsovius Preserv. Health xi. 42 in Englishmans Doctor (rev. ed.) Haue in your rings..a Draconites, which you shall beare for an ornament. 1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 354. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1578 |
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