单词 | seed coral |
释义 | > as lemmasseed coral seed coral n. now rare (as a mass noun) small fragments of coral resembling seeds in size, typically used in jewellery-making or embroidered on fabric; cf. seed pearl n. 2. ΚΠ 1807 La Belle Assemblée Mar. 164/2 My necklace and bracelets..were composed of seed coral. 1842 Metropolitan 35 301 She wore a dress of green crape,..embroidered in branches of seed-coral. 1966 Vogue Oct. 186/1 The upper necklace—a twisted rope of seed coral—is centred with an emerald carved in leaf-shapes. < as lemmas |
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