单词 | jacounce |
释义 | † jacouncejagouncen. Obsolete. The jacinth or hyacinth (precious stone). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > less identifiable gems > [noun] > red or orange stone carbuncleeOE jacounce?a1366 pyropec1400 anthracites1535 jacinth1555 vermilion-stone1703 pigeon's blood1865 ?a1366 Romaunt Rose 1117 Rubyes there were, saphires, iagounces [Fr. Rubis i ot, saphirs, iagonces], And emeraudes, more than two ounces. ?a1400 J. Lydgate Chorle & Bird (Roxb.) 12 Ther is a stone whiche callid is a Iagounce..Whiche of fyn gold peyseth an once. ?c1400 J. Lydgate Æsop's Fab. i. 54 Hid in the dunghill he founde a Iaconct [editor Jaconet, v.r. iacynct] stone. ?c1400 J. Lydgate Æsop's Fab. i. 99 The best Iaconct in Ethiope is founde. a1529 J. Skelton Speke Parrot in Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 18 More precious then the ryche jacounce. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.?a1366 |
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