precious opal
Americannoun
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An easy and indolent disposition made him gentle and childlike in his manners; and, in short, the beauty of his character, like that of the precious opal, was owing to a defect in its organization.
From Hyperion by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Most gem-stones are harder than quartz, though precious opal, turquoise, moonstone and sphene are inferior to it in hardness.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
In a deep recess or alcove on one side a spring of clear water gushed from the rock into a natural basin of sinter, enamelled inside and out with the precious opal.
From A Trip to Venus by John Munro
I said long ago that the beauty of Hohenfels' character, like that of the precious opal, was owing to a defect in his organization.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 by Various
The bird had deposited in the mother's lap an egg which beamed like the precious opal with many-coloured brilliancy.
From Fairy Tales From all Nations by Anthony R. Montalba
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