英语词汇“scotch pearl”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Scotch pearl n. [probably after French perle d'Écosse (1353 in Middle French as perle d'Escosse); compare post-classical Latin margarita Scotica (1609 or earlier)] now chiefly historical a freshwater pearl, esp. one from Scotland, being irregularly shaped and often considered of little value.

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1664 True Acct. Arraignment Col. J. Turner 7 Twelve Scotch pearls.

1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. Baroque, perle baroque (qui n'est pas parfaitement ronde) a rough or Scotch Pearl.

1785 T. Holcroft tr. Comtesse de Genlis Tales Castle II. 286 Pearls of unusual figures, that is, neither round nor in the form of a pear, are called Baroguas, and our's [sic] Scotch Pearls.

1869 Eclectic Mag. Nov. 605/2 In the Middle Ages Scotch pearls were celebrated for their size and beauty, and their peculiar pink hue was highly esteemed by foreign magnates.

1903 Connoisseur Jan. 20/1 ‘River pearls’ found in mussels in rivers. These latter are practically or little or no value, being known as ‘Scotch pearls’.

1991 D. Gabaldon Outlander xiv. 191 I could see it was a string of small baroque pearls, those irregularly shaped productions of freshwater mussels... ‘They're only Scotch pearls,’ he said, apologetically.

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释义	> as lemmas Scotch pearl Scotch pearl n. [probably after French perle d'Écosse (1353 in Middle French as perle d'Escosse); compare post-classical Latin margarita Scotica (1609 or earlier)] now chiefly historical a freshwater pearl, esp. one from Scotland, being irregularly shaped and often considered of little value. ΚΠ 1664 True Acct. Arraignment Col. J. Turner 7 Twelve Scotch pearls. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. Baroque, perle baroque (qui n'est pas parfaitement ronde) a rough or Scotch Pearl. 1785 T. Holcroft tr. Comtesse de Genlis Tales Castle II. 286 Pearls of unusual figures, that is, neither round nor in the form of a pear, are called Baroguas, and our's [sic] Scotch Pearls. 1869 Eclectic Mag. Nov. 605/2 In the Middle Ages Scotch pearls were celebrated for their size and beauty, and their peculiar pink hue was highly esteemed by foreign magnates. 1903 Connoisseur Jan. 20/1 ‘River pearls’ found in mussels in rivers. These latter are practically or little or no value, being known as ‘Scotch pearls’. 1991 D. Gabaldon Outlander xiv. 191 I could see it was a string of small baroque pearls, those irregularly shaped productions of freshwater mussels... ‘They're only Scotch pearls,’ he said, apologetically. extracted from Scotchadj.n.³ < as lemmas
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