单词 | spinach jade |
释义 | > as lemmasspinach jade spinach jade n. (see quot. 1964); also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > jade > [noun] nephritic stone1653 greenstone1658 jade1728 pounamua1771 jade-stone1775 nephrite1794 jadeite1868 ox-stone1877 kawa-kawa1880 mutton fat1912 spinach jade1958 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > amphibole (double chain) > [noun] > nephrite nephritic stone1653 greenstone1658 jade1728 jade-stone1775 nephrite1794 kawa-kawa1880 spinach jade1958 1958 W. Willetts Chinese Art I. ii. 61 Siberian jade has a rather distinctive appearance owing to the presence of small particles of black graphite embedded in the stone, which leads the Chinese to call it ‘spinach jade’. 1964 M. Medley Handbk. Chinese Art 108/2 Spinach jade, in Chinese po-ts‘ai-yü; a nephrite from Siberia characterised by black flecks of graphite. 1976 ‘M. Delving’ China Expert xii. 158 Mei was wearing a ch'i pao of dark grey silk..fastened up to the neck with spinach jade buttons. < as lemmas |
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