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red coral
noun
- any of several alcyonarian corals of the genus Corallium, as C. nobile, of the Mediterranean Sea, having a red or pink skeleton, used for jewelry.
red coral
noun
- any of several corals of the genus Corallium , the skeletons of which are pinkish red in colour and used to make ornaments, etc Also calledprecious coral
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Word History and Origins
Origin of red coral1
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325
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Example Sentences
On these occasions most of the stones brought up were of red coral, and others were covered by orange-tawny weeds.
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It is like a tiny crystal bell, with an elegant white fringe around it and a bright red coral bead in its centre.
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Thank heaven Angela was so dainty in her pale green gown with a single red coral pin at her throat.
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A pretty little red coral ear-ring that Isabella had lost several weeks before.
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White polyps in star-like form dot the branches of the red coral of commerce, Corallina rubrum.
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