| 单词 | eye of the world |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseye of the world eye of the world n. [after post-classical Latin oculus mundi oculus mundi n.] now historical and rare a variety of opal; = oculus mundi n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > opal > [noun] > varieties of girasol1588 oculus mundi1661 eye of the world1730 hydrophane1784 cacholong1791 pitchstone1794 pyrophane1794 semi-opal1794 fire opal1811 sun opal1818 isopyre1827 alumocalcite1832 jasper-opal1843 opal jasper1848 resin opal1850 pitch opal1861 jasp-opal1868 opal-agate1868 harlequin1873 harlequin opal1887 wax-opal1896 potch1897 pinfire1902 moss opal1904 nobby1919 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Oculus Mundi [i. e. the Eye of the World] a precious Stone which being put into cold Water, changes its White Colour to Yellow, and becomes almost transparent, but when taken out again returns to its former state. 1772 M. T. Brunnich in G. von Engeström & E. M. da Costa tr. A. F. Cronstedt Ess. Syst. Mineral. (ed. 2) App. 6 I have seen the Eye of the World..in Sir Hans Sloane's Collection. 1849 J. R. Jackson Minerals & Uses xi. 120 The names of Oculus Mundi (eye of the world), and Lapis Mutabilis (changing stone), have been sometimes given to this mineral. 1997 N. Thomas In Oceania iv. 115 The plates include..the oculus mundi, or eye of the world, a Chinese pebble that becomes transparent in water. eye of the world Similarly eye of day (also eye of heaven, eye of the world, etc.); eyes of heaven: the stars, esp. seen in the night sky; eye of night: the moon.extracted from eyen.1< as lemmas |
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