单词 | black helmet |
释义 | > as lemmasblack helmet black helmet n. a Caribbean helmet shell of the genus Cassis, esp. the king helmet ( C. tuberosa) and the queen helmet ( C. madagascariensis), both used in making shell cameos. 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 1846 Daily News 19 Feb. 8/2 The defendant had agreed to sell the plaintiff 22 pair of ‘Honduras black helmet shells’. 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 740 The black helmet (Cassis tuberosa) of the West Indian seas. 1993 N. Penny Materials of Sculpt. (2005) i. 18 (caption) Shell cameo of a chariot... The shell is probably the Black Helmet (Cassis tuberosa). < as lemmas |
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