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Opaline

Opaline Meaning & Definition
Opaline Definition And Meaning

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

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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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