| 单词 | paua shell |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspaua shell 2. In full paua shell. The broad oval shell of any of these molluscs, which has a row of holes along the back and an iridescent blue, green, and pink lining, and is used, esp. by Maoris, in jewellery and ornaments. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > mollusc or sea-shells buckie1596 blackamoor's tooth1700 burgau1753 seashell1837 Bombay shell1858 paua shell1873 black helmet1876 1873 J. H. H. St. John Pakeha Rambles through Maori Lands vii. 131 The eyes [of a carving] are formed of the inner coating of the ‘pawa’ shell, a kind of blueish mother of pearl. 1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Bliss 43 Chocolate custard which she had decided to serve in the pawa shell. 1936 ‘R. Hyde’ Check to your King xvii. 203 The women cut their flesh with thin paua shell. 1958 S. Ashton-Warner Spinster 162 The released mind revolves, flashing different colours like a paua. 1990 T. Ruprecht Toronto's Many Faces 35 Australian and New Zealand Imports..sells oilskin coats,..saddles, paua shell jewelry, opals, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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