Coral
['kɒr(ə)l] or ['kɔrəl]
Definition
(noun.) marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs.
(noun.) a variable color averaging a deep pink.
(noun.) unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces.
(noun.) the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry.
(adj.) of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color .
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Definition
(n.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa.
(n.) The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color.
(n.) A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
Editor: Timmy
Definition
n. a hard substance of various colours growing on the bottom of the sea composed of the skeletons of zoophytes: a child's toy made of coral.—adj. made of or like coral.—n. Cor′al-is′land.—adjs. Corallā′ceous like or having the qualities of coral; Corallif′erous containing coral; Coral′liform having the form of coral; Corallig′enous producing coral; Cor′alline of like or containing coral.—n. a limy seaweed of a delicate pinkish or purplish colour common on British coasts: a coral-like substance.—n. Cor′allite a petrified substance in the form of coral.—adjs. Cor′alloid -al in the form of coral: resembling coral.—ns. Cor′al-rag a limestone rock formed chiefly of petrified coral found in the oolite system; Cor′al-reef a reef or bank formed by the growth and deposit of coral; Cor′al-sea the part of the Pacific between Australia on the west and the New Hebrides on the east; Cor′al-snake a small venomous snake in the same family as the cobra; Cor′al-tree a small tropical tree or shrub producing long spikes of beautiful red flowers resembling coral; Cor′al-wood a hard South American cabinet-wood first yellow then red; Cor′al-wort a cruciferous plant in English woods—called also Tooth-wort or Tooth-violet.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of coral, is momentous of enduring friend ship which will know no weariness in alleviating your trouble. Colored coral is meant in this dream. White coral, foretells unfaithfulness and warning of love.
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Examples
- Even that one touch of colour visible in the red satin pincushion bore affinity to coral; even that dark, shining glass might have mirrored a mermaid. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Another important application is that of fishing for pearl shells, sponges and coral. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Mrs. Shaw's coral couldn't have come in better. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Hermione herself wore a dress of prune-coloured silk, with coral beads and coral coloured stockings. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was on the principle of the gradual subsidence (and elevation) of the bed of the Pacific Ocean that Darwin accounted for the formation of coral reefs. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- She kept its weight together by two large coral pins, like small arrows for length. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Red porphyry --verde antique--jasper--oriental agate--alabaster--mother-of-pearl --chalcedony--red coral--lapis lazuli! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The great works of the ancients are in the main mere monuments of the patient manual labor of myriads of workers, and can only rank with the buildings of the diatom and coral insect. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Just at this moment, Eva came innocently into the room, with the identical coral necklace on her neck. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- In the coral-producing oceans such sunken islands are now marked by rings of coral or atolls standing over them. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Diving, aside from the pleasure afforded to good swimmers, is important in many different industries, particularly in fishing for pearls, corals, sponges, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- William was the godfather of the child, and exerted his ingenuity in the purchase of cups, spoons, pap-boats, and corals for this little Christian. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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