| 单词 | fire opal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire opal fire opal n. [ < fire n. + opal n., after German Feueropal (M. H. Klaproth 1807, or earlier)] a variety of opal showing flame-coloured internal reflections; (also) a stone of this. 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 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > quartz > amorphous quartz or opal > others girasol1588 oculus mundi1661 hydrophane1784 cacholong1791 pitchstone1794 pyrophane1794 semi-opal1794 wood-stone1794 fire opal1811 wood-opal1816 sun opal1818 isopyre1827 jasper-opal1843 opal jasper1848 resin opal1850 natural glass1853 pitch opal1861 vitrite1866 jasp-opal1868 opal-agate1868 pearl opal1872 harlequin1873 harlequin opal1887 wax-opal1896 potch1897 moss opal1904 nobby1919 1811 J. Black tr. A. von Humboldt Polit. Ess. New Spain III. xi. 132 A new species of opal of the rarest beauty,..M. M. Karsten and Klaproth have described under the name of fire opal [Fr. sous le nom de Feuer-Opal]. 1936 S. Sassoon Sherston's Progress iv. ii. 258 I didn't touch wood, but as tomorrow was the thirteenth I produced my fire-opal and touched that. 2007 N.Y. Mag. 8 Jan. 61/2 For shoppers in search of one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces—say, a lariat made with fire opal. < as lemmas |
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