coruscant
[ kuh-ruhs-kuhnt, kawr-uhs-, kor- ]
adjective
sparkling or gleaming; scintillating; coruscating.
Origin of coruscant
1First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin coruscant-, stem of coruscāns, present participle of coruscāre “to quiver, flash,” derivative of coruscus “quivering, flashing”; see -ant
Words Nearby coruscant
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How to use coruscant in a sentence
Between his thumb and forefinger glittered something exquisitely coruscant in the sunlight.
Joan Thursday | Louis Joseph VanceHe heard his pistol explode once more, and again visioned a reeling firmament fugitively coruscant with strange constellations.
The Day of Days | Louis Joseph VanceThe organ seemed to emit rays coruscant as the glance of the serpent.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish | James Fenimore CooperFrom the splendid jewels that adorned the fingers twisting together in her lap, the firelight struck coruscant gleams.
Alias The Lone Wolf | Louis Joseph Vance
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