单词 | gemmeous |
释义 | gemmeousadj. Of or pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling a gem. gemmeous dragonet n. the fish Callionymus Lyra. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [adjective] gemmary1382 gemmeous1605 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Callionymoidei (dragonets) > callionymus lyra (gemmeous dragonet) illeck1602 fox1611 goldeneyc1680 yellow gurnard1705 gemmeous dragonet1765 1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke iii. 160 There are..in mans bodie..of saltes..vitriolated, alluminous, niterous, and gemmeus. 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 173 The gemmeous Matter it self. 1765 C. Smart Phædrus (Bohn) iii. xvii. 508 And what a blaze of gemmeous dies Shines from the plumage of your tail. 1776 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, octavo) III. iv. 164 (heading) Gemmeous Dragonet. 1779 Ann. Reg. 1778 Nat. Hist. 103/2 The fistular bones..are lined within with a crust of gemmeous spar. 1882 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 9 No. 3. 493 A specimen of the Gemmeous Dragonet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1605 |
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