单词 | river pebble |
释义 | > as lemmasriver pebble river pebble n. ΚΠ 1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick vi. ii. 179 Take river-pebbles and put them into a fornace, in that place where the retorted flame is most intense. 1715 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture I. ix. 12 River-pebbles split in the middle,..laid with the split-side outwards. 1869 E. S. P. Ward Gates Ajar xi. 163 It takes longer to reach sea-shells than river-pebbles. 1994 N.Y. Mag. 22 Aug. 21/2 The setting..is spectacular: ‘chopstick’ chairs, 500,000 black river pebbles shimmering on one wall. < as lemmas |
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