fire opal

noun

a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.

Words nearby fire opal

fire island, fire line, fire marshal, fire off, fire on all cylinders, fire opal, fire pink, fire point, fire pot, fire power, fire raiser

Origin of fire opal

First recorded in 1810–20

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Examples from the Web for fire opal

She could see it far up, glowing as red as her fire-opal in the light of the embers.
The Princess and the Goblin|George MacDonald
All the atmosphere swam with changing colours, such as come and go in the heart of a fire-opal.
The Golden Silence|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
The red and yellow bright coloured varieties of fire-opal are found near Zimapan, in Mexico.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for fire opal

fire opal

noun

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

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