red coral

noun

1. 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

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of red coral¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

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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