Meaning of opalesque | Babel Free

Definitions

Similar to opal; having some of the qualities of opal.

Examples

“From these causes result⟳ that imperfect transparency, and also that opalesque iridescence, which we now see⟳ in old glass, and which we long to see⟳ restored.”

“She presently reached a more open⟳ part of the country, though she was still near the forest through which she had passed, and, towards noon, when she was almost overcome⟳ by the sun's heat, she came upon a rising ground, whence she beheld, afar off, a great stretch⟳ of water, and, on what seemed its most distant reach⟳, an opalesque haze.”

“This process⟳ of extraction was repeated 4 times, each time renewing ether, until the mother fluid appeared slightly opalesque and transparent with a few small granules.”

“Before them, a choir of angels fills the opalesque sky and shares the first couple's focus⟳ on God, a large seated figure⟳ just beginning to emerge⟳ from the background.”

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