roanoke

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n. 罗诺克（美国弗吉尼亚州城镇名）

发音

US /ˈɹoʊənoʊk/
UK /ˈɹəʊənəʊk/

别名

rawranoke

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    White beads of low value made from shells, formerly used for ornaments and currency by Native Americans of colonial Virginia.

    美国 历史 不可数

    Pohatan, King of Virgiania's habit all embroidered with shells, or Roanoke (p. 47); Virginian purses imbroidered with Roanoake (p. 51)

相关短语

Roanoke County Roanoke Island 洛亚诺克岛（美国北卡罗来纳州东北海岸外岛屿） Roanoke Colony Roanoke bells

词源

Borrowed from Powhatan rawrenock (“things rubbed smooth by hand”).

来源：wiktionary