| 单词 | bone turquoise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbone turquoise bone turquoise n. a precious stone consisting of fossilized tooth or bone coloured blue by mineral impregnation; = odontolite n. at odonto- comb. form . ΚΠ 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 744 A totally different kind of turquois, called bone turquois, which seems to be phosphate of lime coloured with oxide of copper. 1948 R. M. Pearl Pop. Gemol. iv. 174 Odontolite or ‘bone turquoise’ has often appeared as a substitute for true turquoise. 2011 Financial Times 13 Aug. 13 Emperors Charles V, Rudolf II, Ferdinand III and a cast of lesser kings, archdukes and African servants are commemorated in tortoiseshell, diamond, brass, ivory and bone turquoise. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。