单词 | true or occidental topaz |
释义 | > as lemmastrue or occidental topaz b. In modern use ( true or occidental topaz), a fluo-silicate of aluminium, usually in prismatic crystals, transparent and lustrous, yellow, white, pale blue, or pale green, found in Brazil, Mexico, Saxony, Scotland, the Ural Mountains, etc.Also with distinctive adjuncts: false topaz n. a transparent pale yellow variety of quartz. pink topaz n. pink or rose-coloured topaz, artificially produced from the yellow Brazilian stone by exposure to strong heat. Scottish topaz n. (also smoky topaz) the smoky variety found in Scotland. Siberian topaz n. a bluish white variety. Spanish topaz n. a golden brown variety of smoky quartz. star-topaz n. a yellow asteriated sapphire. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > topaz > [noun] topaz1888 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > subsaturate group > topaz gold stone1626 schorlite1794 pycnite1802 physalite1819 topaz1888 a1272 Luue Ron 172 in Old Eng. Misc. 98 Hwat spekstu of eny stone..Of Amatiste, of calcydone, Of lectorie, and tupace? a1300 Floriz & Bl. 287 And suþþe riche cassidoines And Jacinctes and topaces. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xxviii. 19 Topasie of Ethiope. c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 6719 Hyr Rokys..Wer makyd of a ryche stoon, Of a Thopas. c1420 Anturs of Arth. xxviii The tassellus were of topeus, that was ther-to tiȝte. a1440 Sir Degrev. 635 With topyes and trechoure Overtrasyd that tyde. c1450 (c1400) Emaré (1908) 91 Of topaze and rubyes, And oþur stones of myche prys. c1480 (a1400) St. Thomas Apostle 279 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 137 With brycht & schenand preciuse stanys, as sardiane, topias fyne, Iaspis. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde ii. vii. 79 A stone called Topace whiche is of colour lyke vnto fyn golde. 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 22 The Topaze..Plinie sayth, is a Gem of grassie colour: although that in Germanie it is found like to Golde. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xiii. vi. 294 A Topase healeth the lunatike person of his passion of lunacie. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 417 Much Pearle, Diamond, Amethists, Topazes. 1737 R. Glover Leonidas iii. 141 The flaming topaz with its golden beam. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 446 The topaz of modern mineralogists was unknown to the ancients. < as lemmas |
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