单词 | bottle stone |
释义 | > as lemmasbottle stone bottle stone n. [compare German Flaschenstein (1807 or earlier in this sense; 1746 or earlier in sense ‘bottle-shaped stone’), so named for its bottle-green colour] Mineralogy a green glassy mineral, typically moldavite. ΚΠ 1861 H. W. Bristow Gloss. Mineral. 51/1 Bottle Stone of Moravia. A kind of Chrysolite of a dirty green and greyish-green colour. 1948 R. M. Pearl Pop. Gemol. v. 231 Moldavite from Bohemia and Moldavia is the best known and has long furnished transparent green gems sold as ‘bottle stone’. 1999 D. J. Conway Crystal Enchantments 143 Moldavite..Because of its bottle green color, it is sometimes called bottle stone. < as lemmas |
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