coral
11Coral — Le nom se rencontre en Lorraine, où il semble désigner un personnage amical, sympathique (sens de l adjectif coral en ancien français). On le trouve également en Catalogne et dans le Sud Ouest, où il peut avoir trois sens : soit un nom de… …
12coral — Coral beads hung round babies necks were seen by some as purely decorative, and coral teething rings as purely practical; however, others believed coral warded off evil, as Reginald *Scot noted in 1584: The corrall preserveth such as beare… …
13coral — ► NOUN 1) a hard stony substance secreted by certain marine animals as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs. 2) precious red coral, used in jewellery. 3) the pinkish red colour of red coral. ORIGIN Greek korallion, kouralion …
14Coral — (Санта Мария,Кабо Верде) Категория отеля: Адрес: Praia Antonio Susa, 4111 Санта Мария, Кабо В …
15Coral — f English: late 19th century coinage. This is one of the group of girls names taken from the vocabulary of jewellery. Coral is a beautiful pink calcareous material found in warm seas; it actually consists of the skeletons of millions of tiny sea… …
16coral — s. m. 1. Concreção calcária e ramosa que serve de eixo a certos pólipos. 2. Ova do camarão e outros crustáceos. 3. Coraleira (árvore). 4. Carúncula do peru e outras aves. 5. [Figurado] Cor vermelha. • adj. 2 g. 6. De coro …
17Coral — For other uses, see Coral (disambiguation). Coral Pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindricus Scientific classification Kingdom …
18coral — corallike, adj. /kawr euhl, kor /, n. 1. the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps. 2. such skeletons collectively, forming reefs, islands, etc. 3. the solitary or colonial polyp that secretes this… …
19Coral — I (Del lat. corallium gr. korallion.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 ZOOLOGÍA Celentéreo antozoo que vive en colonias cuyos individuos están unidos entre sí por un esqueleto calcáreo y ramificado de color blanco, rojo o rosado, que vive en aguas claras …
20Coral — /kawr euhl, kor /, n. a female given name. * * * I Any of about 2,300 species of marine cnidarians in the class Anthozoa that are characterized by stonelike, horny, or leathery skeletons (external or internal). The skeletons of these animals are… …
