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opaline

[ oh-puh-lin, -leen, -lahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

opaline

/ ˈəʊpəˌlaɪn /

Origin of opaline¹

First recorded in 1775–85; opal + -ine ¹

Viewed from the peak, the lakes sparkle like opaline gems in the sun.

Its nature is like opaline dove's-neck lustres, hovering and evanescent.

Tritons with wreathed horns follow his chariot, and naiads as graceful as the waves sport in the opaline waters.

It was about five in the morning, and the sky was beginning to assume those opaline tints which summoned daybreak.

They were alone on the wide balcony, and the opaline hues of sunset sparkled on the blue horizon.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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