| 单词 | bristol diamond |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBristol diamond 2. transferred. Applied (usually with distinguishing epithet) to other crystalline minerals, resembling the diamond in brilliancy; as Bristol diamond, Cornish diamond (see Bristol-diamond n. at Bristol n. Compounds 2, Cornish diamond n. at Cornish adj.2 and n. Compounds 2), Matura diamond, Quebec diamond (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] crystalOE diamond1591 mountain crystal1598 rock crystal1598 Welsh diamond1705 Irish diamond1774 magne-crystal1870 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > quartz > crystalline quartzes > rock crystal crystalOE irisa1387 crystalline1539 rainbow-stone1587 Cornish diamond1591 diamond1591 mountain crystal1598 rock crystal1598 pebble1688 Cornish stone1695 Welsh diamond1705 rainbow crystal1748 quartz crystal1770 Irish diamond1774 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > zircon > [noun] jargon1769 zircon1794 zirconite1806 hyacinth1879 Matura diamond1886 1591 T. Nashe in Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella sig. A.4v If one were Cornish diamonds on his toes. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 239 S. Vincents rock, so full of Diamants, that a man may fill whole strikes or bushels of them. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 79 Stiriæ of Crystal, or like the small Diamants I observ'd in certain Flints. 1802 R. Brookes Gen. Gazetteer (ed. 12) Piseck..Bohemian diamonds are found here. 1886 S. M. Burnham Precious Stones 319 The variety [of zircon] obtained from Matura, Ceylon, where it is called ‘Matura diamond,’ is often sold in the bazaars of India for the genuine diamond. 1886 S. M. Burnham Precious Stones 350 Rock Crystal..is recognized by various names, as Bristol, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and California diamonds. 1890 G. F. Kunz Gems N. Amer. 262 Small, doubly terminated crystals [of rock-crystal] found in the Limestone of the Levis and Hudson River formations, and locally called Quebec diamonds. < as lemmas |
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