opalizedadj.

Brit.

/ˈəʊpəlʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˈoʊpəˌlaɪzd/

Forms: 1800s– opalised, 1800s– opalized.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opal n., -ized suffix.

Etymology: < opal n. + -ized suffix. Compare French opalisé converted into opal (1838), having the form of opal (1845), having the colour of opal (1851). Compare opalize v.

(Esp. of a fossil) converted into opal, or a substance resembling opal; rendered opalescent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [adjective] > made iridescent like opal > made opaline

opalized1811

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 159 The beautiful opalised kind of felspar, called Labrador stone.

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 845/2 Opalized wood,..petrified by silica, and acquiring a structure resembling common opal.

1865 Littell's Living Age 3 June 418/2 Rock-pigeons..flew about among the cliffs and brushed past with their opalized wings and glossy necks.

1887 Harper's Mag. Dec. 103/2 Beautifully colored opalized wood abounds at many localities in California.

1889 Scribner's Mag. Nov. 620/2 By the left-hand window is a standing desk on which is the bust of Napoleon in opalized glass, brought from Strasburg.

1941 I. L. Idriess Great Boomerang xxv. 193 Shark's teeth, opalized shells, fish, animals, and wood have been dug from the opal mines of white cliffs.

1955 R. M. Pearl How to know Minerals & Rocks 153 Opalized wood is abundant in western United States [sic].

2000 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 18 June 92/4 This is one of the main places where opalised dinosaur remains have been found.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opalized
释义	opalizedadj. Brit. /ˈəʊpəlʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈoʊpəˌlaɪzd/ Forms: 1800s– opalised, 1800s– opalized. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opal n., -ized suffix. Etymology: < opal n. + -ized suffix. Compare French opalisé converted into opal (1838), having the form of opal (1845), having the colour of opal (1851). Compare opalize v. (Esp. of a fossil) converted into opal, or a substance resembling opal; rendered opalescent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [adjective] > made iridescent like opal > made opaline opalized1811 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 159 The beautiful opalised kind of felspar, called Labrador stone. 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 845/2 Opalized wood,..petrified by silica, and acquiring a structure resembling common opal. 1865 Littell's Living Age 3 June 418/2 Rock-pigeons..flew about among the cliffs and brushed past with their opalized wings and glossy necks. 1887 Harper's Mag. Dec. 103/2 Beautifully colored opalized wood abounds at many localities in California. 1889 Scribner's Mag. Nov. 620/2 By the left-hand window is a standing desk on which is the bust of Napoleon in opalized glass, brought from Strasburg. 1941 I. L. Idriess Great Boomerang xxv. 193 Shark's teeth, opalized shells, fish, animals, and wood have been dug from the opal mines of white cliffs. 1955 R. M. Pearl How to know Minerals & Rocks 153 Opalized wood is abundant in western United States [sic]. 2000 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 18 June 92/4 This is one of the main places where opalised dinosaur remains have been found. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1811
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