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词汇 Pele's hair
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Definition of Pele's hair in English:

Pele's hair

nounˈpɛleɪzˌpelāz ˈher
mass noun
  • Fine threads of volcanic glass, formed when a spray of lava droplets cools rapidly in the air.

    火山毛,丝状火山砾

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We slip away, hand-in-hand, down to the boats under the rain of pumice and Pele's hair.
    • Known locally as Pele's hair (for the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele) it collects in crevices and behind small rocks in the vicinity of an active flow.
    • Pele's hair is gold in color and has a diameter of less than half a millimeter.

Origin

Mid 19th century: translating Hawaiian lauohu o Pele, Pele being the goddess of volcanoes in Hawaiian mythology.

Definition of Pele's hair in US English:

Pele's hair

nounˌpelāz ˈher
  • Fine threads of volcanic glass, formed when a spray of lava droplets cools rapidly in the air.

    火山毛,丝状火山砾

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Known locally as Pele's hair (for the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele) it collects in crevices and behind small rocks in the vicinity of an active flow.
    • Pele's hair is gold in color and has a diameter of less than half a millimeter.
    • We slip away, hand-in-hand, down to the boats under the rain of pumice and Pele's hair.

Origin

Mid 19th century: translating Hawaiian lauohu o Pele, Pele being the goddess of volcanoes in Hawaiian mythology.

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