clare-obscure
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The eyes, growing accustomed to the clare-obscure, still distinguish pretty well what is taking place.
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It spared the scalded eyes of the Princess quite as much pain as it gave well eyes pleasure, that the green light-screen, and the green satin tapestry, and the green satin curtains in the sick-cabinet conspired to shed an undulating blue clare-obscure.
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I also saw a piano in the clare-obscure, and another door, half open, leading into the inner room.
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Colannah nodded acquiescence, the stately feathers on his head gleaming fitfully in the clare-obscure of the cavern.
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