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aftershine
aftershine n. 
/ˈaftəʃʌɪn/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəʃʌɪn/
, /ˈɑːftəʃʌɪn//ˈaftəʃʌɪn/U.S. /ˈæftərˌʃaɪn/
the glow or radiance that remains for a time after the sun has set; = afterglow n. 3; frequently figurative; cf. afterlight n. 1./ˈæftərˌʃaɪn/ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > twilight > glow of sunset or evening twilight
gloamingc1000
twilight1412
setting sun1560
aftershine1834
afterglow1848
sundown1850
afterlight1923
1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. vii, in Fraser's Mag. Mar. 313/1 From Suicide a certain after-shine (Nachschein) of Christianity withheld me.
1893 C. A. Higgins To Calif. & Back iv. 92 Above the lower dusky peaks the loftier ones glow rose-pink in the light of its [sc. the sun's] aftershine.
2007 C. Tóibín Mothers & Sons 180 The echo of the music in his ears and the aftershine of the flashing lights in his eyes were still with him.
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- satin de chine
- satin de laine
- satin de lyon
- satin duchesse
- satin finish
- satin flower
- satin flycatcher
- satin foulard
- satin glass
- satin grackle
- satin gypsum
- satin industry
- satin jean
- sauvignon
- sav
- savable
- savableness
- savabler
- savablest
- savage
- savage looking
- savage man
- savage spoken
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