| 单词 | cairngorm stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmascairngorm stone (More fully cairngorm stone:) A precious stone of a yellow or wine-colour, consisting of rock-crystal coloured by oxide of iron or, according to Dana, by titanic acid; in common use for brooches and seals, and for ornamenting the handles of dirks, and other articles of Highland costume. Also attributive and in other combinations. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] > varieties of rainbow-stone1587 Bristol-diamond1596 Bristol1618 Bristol-stone1646 Bristol-gem1706 rainbow crystal1748 cairngorm1794 rhinestone1871 iris1874 1794 Agric. Surv. Banffs. 58 (Jam.) Scotch topazes, or what are commonly called Cairngorum stones. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto IX xliii. 26 And brilliant breeches, bright as a Cairn Gorme. 1859 All Year Round 12 Nov. 61 Scotch mulls, adorned with cairngorms set in silver thistles. 1861 C. W. King Antique Gems 1866 94 The Cairngorum..is only crystal coloured a dark orange or deep brown by some metallic oxide. 1871 G. Meredith Harry Richmond I. viii. 136 In satisfying Janet's wishes for riding-whips, knives, pencil-cases, cairngorm buttons, and dogs. ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 91 Lapidary. Cairngorm, Cameo..Cutter, Worker. 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (ed. 2) 372 The hidden amethyst and cairngorm in the rock beneath. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §638 Cairngorm grinder. < as lemmas |
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