fire opal

American  

noun

1. a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.

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fire opal British  

noun

1. an orange-red translucent variety of opal, valued as a gemstone

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Etymology

Origin of fire opal

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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fire opal

She walked down the aisle in Fisher’s favorite ring, a blue fire opal, as well as a ring her mother had given to one of her best friends.

From Fox News ● Mar. 15, 2022

"And people are more interested in unusual stones like peridot or fire opal" that aren't affiliated with the same political troubles as diamonds.

From Time Magazine Archive

He showed Dany an iron bracelet he had found, set with a uncut fire opal the size of her thumb.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The air was like amethyst, the setting sun a fire opal.

From The Moccasin Maker by Mair, Charles

The trunks had arrived, and Mary Virginia changed into white, in which she glowed and sparkled like a fire opal.

From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway