单词 | elutropia |
释义 | † elutropian. Obsolete. a. A gem supposed to possess optical virtues and properties. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] > jasper > blood-stone heliotropea1393 sawsykyllec1425 sanguinary1465 bloodstone1504 elutropia1567 stanch-blood1567 heliotropian1638 sanguine stone1728 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 7 Elutropia is a Gemme, in colour greene, or grassie, in part coloured and bespotted with Purple speckes & bloud coloured vaines. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 40/1 The Elutropia..will cause things a farr off to be presented to your Eyes. b. A herb supposed to have been used in witchcraft. ΚΠ 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 7 Elutropia is..also a certaine Hearbe which Enchaunters & Witches haue oftentimes vsed, and doe vse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1567 |
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