| 单词 | numidian marble |
| 释义 | > as lemmasNumidian marble Numidian marble n. a yellowish variety of marble. ΚΠ 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 24v Of Porphyrit, Ophit, Numidian [It. Numidice], Alabastrit..Lacedemonian greene, and white marble. 1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 35 They erected in the Forum a solide Columne [margin or Piller] almost 20. foote high, of Numidian Marble [L. lapidis Numidici]. 1792 T. Holcroft Anna St. Ives II. 6 Examine their palaces, their basins of porphyry, urns and vases of Numidian marble, catacombs, and subterranean cities. 1818 M. Pinckney Tyrant's Victims iii. 135 Pasiphilus! thou cruel persecutor, Hard as Numidian marble is thy breast, Or agony like mine wou'd soften it. 1975 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 8 588 Yellow in color with dark streaks, Numidian marble was exported in large quantities for use throughout the empire. < as lemmas |
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