reflet

American  

[ruh-fley] / rəˈfleɪ /

noun

1. an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.

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reflet British  

/ rəˈfleɪ /

noun

1. an iridescent glow or lustre, as on ceramic ware

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Etymology

Origin of reflet

1860–65; < French, earlier reflès < Italian riflesso reflection; reflex

Example Sentences

Elle n'avait, pour ainsi dire, qu' à faire pénétrer le souffle de son talent sous le réseau de la phrase, pour animer celle-ci d'un reflet de lyrisme ou d'une vibration attendrie.

From The Habitant and Other French-Canadian Poems by Drummond, William Henry

Once at 8 p.m. in summer as he stood on a balcony, he saw a curious reflet blanc, ‘a shining shadow’ like that in The Strange Story. 

From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Lang, Andrew

Doux reflet d'un globe de flamme Charmant rayon, que me veux-tu?

From The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times by Biese, Alfred

Compliments passed between him and Victor Hugo, who had entertained Lionel Tennyson in Paris, and wrote: "Je lis avec emotion vos vers superbes; c'est un reflet de gloire que vous m'envoyez."

From Alfred Tennyson by Lang, Andrew

De Shakespeare et de Goethe il dore l'aur�ole; Sa voix a rehauss� l'�clat de leur parole, Leur œvre de sa flamme a gard� le reflet.

From Masters of French Music by Hervey, Arthur