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单词 fire opal
释义

fire opal


noun

a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.

Origin of fire opal

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby fire opal

fire marshal, firenado, Firenze, fire off, fire on all cylinders, fire opal, firepan, fire pink, firepit, fireplace, fire-plow
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Example sentences from the Web for fire opal

  • She could see it far up, glowing as red as her fire-opal in the light of the embers.

    The Princess and the Goblin|George MacDonald
  • All the atmosphere swam with changing colours, such as come and go in the heart of a fire-opal.

    The Golden Silence|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
  • The red and yellow bright coloured varieties of fire-opal are found near Zimapan, in Mexico.

    A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for fire opal

fire opal

noun

an orange-red translucent variety of opal, valued as a gemstone
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
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