| 单词 | tallow-drop |
| 释义 | > as lemmastallow-drop tallow-drop n. chiefly attributive, describing a style of cutting precious stones, by which one side is made smooth and convex, the other similarly convex, or flat, or concave. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [adjective] > cut into facets > specific tabled?1578 spread1676 table-cut1688 star-cut1704 tallow-drop1798 table-faced1853 tallow-cut1855 tallow-topped1865 marquise1903 scissor-cut1935 princess cut1961 1798 C. Greville in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 88 411 Stones..of the common India polish and form, en cabochon, which is often called tallow drop, from the French..term goutte de suif. 1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka vi. 61 It's a tallow-drop emerald. < as lemmas |
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