- Dead Sea fruit
-
something that appears to be beautiful or full of promise but is in reality nothing but illusion and disappointment.[1810-20]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
Dead Sea fruit
Look at other dictionaries:
dead sea fruit — noun see dead sea apple 1 * * * something that appears to be beautiful or full of promise but is in reality nothing but illusion and disappointment. [1810 20] * * * Dead Sea apple or Dead Sea fruit noun Another name for • • • Main Entry: ↑dead … Useful english dictionary
dead sea apple — noun Usage: usually capitalized D&S Etymology: from the Dead sea 1. or dead sea fruit : apple of sodom 1a 2 … Useful english dictionary
Dead Sea apple — see apple of sodom * * * apple of Sodom or Dead Sea apple noun 1. A fruit described by the ancients as fair to look upon but turning to ashes when touched, variously thought to be a gall, or the fruit of an asclepiad Calotropis procera 2. By… … Useful english dictionary
Dead Sea Apple — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dead Sea apple — noun a fruit, supposed to dissolve into smoke or ashes when plucked The man who makes himself a slave to gold is a miserable wretch indeed, winning for his prize the Dead Sea apple golden without, but ashes within. Syn: apple of Sodom … Wiktionary
Sea Monsters (TV series) — Sea Monsters DVD cover Genre Documentary Created by Tim Haines Directed by Jasper James … Wikipedia
Sea-buckthorn — Common Sea buckthorn shrub in The Netherlands Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Sea Monsters — was a BBC television program which used computer generated imagery to show past life in Earth s seas. It was made by Impossible Pictures, the creators of Walking with Dinosaurs , Walking With Beasts and Walking With Monsters .In this series,… … Wikipedia
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 — Dead or Alive: Xtreme 2 North American boxart Developer(s) Team Ninja Publisher(s) … Wikipedia
sea perch — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
