English Dictionary

ruel-bone

名詞

古語 文語

(archaic, literary) A piece of ivory, generally from a marine mammal.

日本語の意味

海洋哺乳類由来の象牙の欠片

The sailor polished the ruel-bone until its faintly yellow sheen caught the moonlight.

船員は象牙のかけらを磨き、その淡い黄色の光沢が月明かりを受けて輝いた。

意味（1）

(archaic, literary) A piece of ivory, generally from a marine mammal.

White it glimmered, and the sea shimmered with star-mirrors in a silver net; cliffs of stone pale as ruel-bone in the moon-foam were gleaming wet.

ruel-bones （ plural ）