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Red coral

noun

The hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry. Synonyms: coral, precious coral.

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

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"Red coral" Quotes from Famous Books

... branches of the trees in the boulevard Malesherbes, where the hotel Godefroy is situated, with a powdered coating, the great magician sun amused himself by transforming the branches into great bouquets of red coral. At the same time he scattered his rays impartially on those poor passers-by whom necessity sent out, so early in the morning, to gain their daily bread, He even had a smile for the poor clerk, who, in a thin overcoat, was hurrying ...

— The Lost Child - 1894 • Francois Edouard Joachim Coppee

Words linked to "Red coral" : gorgonian, opaque gem, gorgonian coral, coral, precious coral