aureole
noun
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
aureoles
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pluralof aureole.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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What remains are assembled pieces of natural wood — here, lengthy shims and wedges — now glued together to form sunbursts and aureoles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2018
David Hertzberg’s “Ellébore” was a pretty little thing about a flower in the snow, with icy piano figures throwing off little cold aureoles of notes from the violins.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2017
When contact metamorphism occurs deeper in the Earth, metamorphism can be seen as rings of facies around the intrusion, resulting in aureoles.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Contact metamorphic aureoles are typically quite small, from just a few centimetres around small dykes and sills, to as much as 100 m around a large stock.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Her social schemes were crowned with aureoles, her plans were lapped by tenuous gold flames.
From Carnival by Compton MacKenzie
