About The Word Opaline
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Opaline
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What's The Definition Of Opaline?
[adj] having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Opaline: bright | iridescent | nacreous | opalescent | pearlescent Related Terms | Find terms related to Opaline: See Also | Opaline In Webster's Dictionary \O"pal*ine\, n.
1. An opaline variety of yellow chalcedony.
2. Opal glass.
3. An opaline color or expanse.
\O"pal*ine\, a. [Cf. F. opalin.] Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the opal. |
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