celestine
celestine — noun
1. a pale blue or white mineral found in soft rock layers, used in fireworks and gl
a pale blue or white mineral found in soft rock layers, used in fireworks and glass to produce bright colours when burned
Naoko found a beautiful celestine crystal while exploring an old mine in Sicily.
collocation: celestine crystal
The museum's geology hall displays a celestine specimen from Madagascar that glows soft blue.
collocation: celestine specimen
Firework makers use celestine to produce the bright red colour in holiday displays.
A large celestine deposit was discovered near the village, bringing geologists from five countries.
Rafael catalogued his celestine specimen and kept it in a display case with other samples.
- celestite
the exact same mineral; celestite is the more frequent name in scientific writing
用法筆記
This mineral is also commonly called celestite. The name comes from the Latin word for 'heavenly', referring to its sky-blue colour.
常見錯誤
celestine — adjective
- celestinepositive
- more celestinecomparative
- most celestinesuperlative
1. describing a dish, especially a clear soup, that is decorated with very thin str
describing a dish, especially a clear soup, that is decorated with very thin strips of cooked pancake or crêpe as a garnish
The chef served a consommé celestine topped with delicate strips of golden pancake.
pattern: soup name + celestine
Olivia ordered the celestine soup, with fine crêpe ribbons floating on the warm broth.
The head chef showed the apprentices how to roll a crêpe and cut it into strips for the consommé.
The restaurant menu listed a celestine consommé that came with feather-light pancake strips.
用法筆記
This is a specialised French culinary term. It is almost only used for clear soups (consommé) and occasionally for other light broths. The garnish itself is made from thin crêpes cut into fine strips.