resparklev.
/ˌriːˈspɑːkl/, U.S. /riˈspɑrk(ə)l/ rare (chiefly poetic).
intransitive. To sparkle again.
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the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [verb (intransitive)] > sparkle or glitter > sparkle again
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1708 J. Ozell tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Lutrin iii. 52 Your Eyes resparkle with their wonted Fires [Fr. la fureur dans vos yeux étincelle].
1787 J. F. Bryant Verses 57 Sorrow's eye, resparkling, yields to joy, And Misery's dejected victim smiles.
1857 S. Dyer Songs & Ballads iii. 194 Though ne'er again his little feet Across the floor will trip so lightly, His lips ne'er smile that smiled so sweet, Nor his blue eyes resparkle brightly.
1995 C. G. Goetz et al. Charcot viii. 287 The Restoration period revitalized the area's affiliation with the nobility, which resparkled with its recovered splendor.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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