arangon.
/əˈraŋɡəʊ/α. 1700s arangoa.
β. 1700s– arango.
A type of rough carnelian bead from Bombay (now Mumbai) for the African market.
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1715 London Gaz. mmmmmcccxxiv/3 Arangoas, Ostridge Feathers, Beads.
1832 J. R. McCulloch Dict. Comm. 42 Arangoes, a species of beads made of rough carnelian.
1895 P. Jones Pobratim v. 81 As for the jewellery, it varies from rows of arangoes to massive gold beads studded with pearls.
1948 H. Furber John Company at Work vi. 210 The Company..was more concerned in collecting..the miscellaneous sundries such as cardamoms, cowries, and arangoes then in demand for the African trade.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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