请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 ligure
释义

ligure

[ lig-yoor ]
/ ˈlɪg yʊər /

noun

a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Exodus 28:19.

Origin of ligure

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English ligury, lugre, from Late Latin ligūrius, from Greek ligýrion a kind of precious stone

Words nearby ligure

ligroin, lig snail, ligula, ligulate, ligule, ligure, Liguria, Ligurian, Ligurian Republic, Ligurian Sea, ligustrum
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for ligure

  • The first of the third row was a ligure, then an amethyst, and the third an agate, being the ninth of the whole number.

    The Antiquities of the Jews|Flavius Josephus
  • In the revised version the word jacinth is substituted for ligure and amber is given as a marginal rendering for the same.

    Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 5 [May 1902]|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ligure

ligure
/ (ˈlɪɡjʊə) /

noun

Old Testament any of the 12 precious stones used in the breastplates of high priests

Word Origin for ligure

C14: from Late Latin ligūrius, from Late Greek ligurion
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737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。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/11 18:57:20