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Definition of Red coral

1. Noun. The hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry.

2. Noun. Corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Coral

red carpet red carpet(a) red cedar red cell red cell adherence phenomenon red cell adherence test red cell cast red cent red cents red chip

red circle rate red clay red clover red coat red cole red coral (current term) red corpuscle red corpuscles red cross red currant

red cypress pine red dagga red deer red degeneration red devil red diaper baby red diesel red dog

Literary usage of Red coral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"The red- coral fishery in Japan. (Japanese) 0807 STRUCTURE. GENERAL. Duerden, JE 20. Recent results on the morphology and development of coral-polyps. - 25. ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Pink coral, a pale variety of red coral, used for ornaments. ... not, however, the red coral, with which the name is most popularly associated. ..."

3. Ethnozoology of the Tewa Indians by Junius Henderson, John Peabody Harrington (1914)
"red coral. red coral beads were obtained by the Tewa from tribes living in the south. The beads were usually already made and strung when the Tewa obtained ..."

4. Ethnozoology of the Tewa Indians by Junius Henderson, John Peabody Harrington (1914)
"red coral. red coral beads were obtained by the Tewa from tribes living in the south. The beads were usually already made and strung when the Tewa obtained ..."

5. The Wonders of Geology: Or, A Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena by Gideon Algernon Mantell, Thomas Rupert Jones (1858)
"The red coral. 25. Tubipora. 26. Geographical Distribution of Corals. 27. Appearance of living Corals. 28. ..."

6. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1819)
"... one or more rows of red coral; there called moongah. Although obtained in their own r.rter of the world, the heads are vi rj r; those of about the size ..."

7. On Molecular and Microscopic Science by Mary Somerville (1869)
"The red coral generally grows on the under-side of ledges or rocks, ... The red coral is generally fished for along the coasts of Algiers and Tunis; ..."

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