opaline

[ oh-puh-lin, -leen, -lahyn ]

/ ˈoʊ pə lɪn, -ˌlin, -ˌlaɪn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR opaline ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of or like opal; opalescent.

Origin of opaline

First recorded in 1775–85; opal + -ine¹

Words nearby opaline

opalesce, opalescence, opalescent, opaleye, opal glass, opaline, Opa-Locka, opaque, opaque context, opaque projector, op art

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Example sentences from the Web for opaline

From time to time she rises on her stilts, bends into a ring, seizes her opaline bundle in her mandibles, and chews it gently.
The Natural Philosophy of Love|Remy de Gourmont
Tritons with wreathed horns follow his chariot, and naiads as graceful as the waves sport in the opaline waters.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song|Florence Holbrook
Through this opaline archway she had walked with her fancies, like Saint Catherine with her lily.
The Sword of Damocles|Anna Katharine Green
Its texture is soft, smooth, and very thin; it is translucent and of an opaline, or grayish-white color.
A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene|Joseph Chrisman Hutchison

Twice more they found similar evidence of preservation in flower or leaf, wherever it was covered by the opaline water.
The Gifts of Asti|Andre Alice Norton

British Dictionary definitions for opaline

opaline

/ (ˈəʊpəˌlaɪn) /

adjective

opalescent

noun

an opaque or semiopaque whitish glass

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单词	opaline
释义	opaline [ oh-puh-lin, -leen, -lahyn ] / ˈoʊ pə lɪn, -ˌlin, -ˌlaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR opaline ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or like opal; opalescent. Origin of opaline First recorded in 1775–85; opal + -ine¹ Words nearby opaline opalesce, opalescence, opalescent, opaleye, opal glass, opaline, Opa-Locka, opaque, opaque context, opaque projector, op art Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for opaline From time to time she rises on her stilts, bends into a ring, seizes her opaline bundle in her mandibles, and chews it gently. The Natural Philosophy of Love\|Remy de Gourmont Tritons with wreathed horns follow his chariot, and naiads as graceful as the waves sport in the opaline waters. 'Round the Year in Myth and Song\|Florence Holbrook Through this opaline archway she had walked with her fancies, like Saint Catherine with her lily. The Sword of Damocles\|Anna Katharine Green Its texture is soft, smooth, and very thin; it is translucent and of an opaline, or grayish-white color. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene\|Joseph Chrisman Hutchison Twice more they found similar evidence of preservation in flower or leaf, wherever it was covered by the opaline water. The Gifts of Asti\|Andre Alice Norton British Dictionary definitions for opaline opaline / (ˈəʊpəˌlaɪn) / adjective opalescent noun an opaque or semiopaque whitish glass Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to opaline pearly, shimmering, lustrous, opaque, frosted, iridescent, milky, off-white, pearl, ivory, silver, fair, opalescent, polychromatic, irised, nacreous, prismatic, rainbowlike, alabaster, clouded
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opaline

adjective

Origin of opaline

Words nearby opaline

Example sentences from the Web for opaline

British Dictionary definitions for opaline

adjective

noun

Words related to opaline