What is the name meaning of OPALE. Phrases containing OPALE
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Girl/Female
French, Indian, Sanskrit
Jewel; Gem; Opal
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v. i.
To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.
n.
A variety of opal not possessing opalescence.
n.
A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries moonstone.
n.
A variety of quartz or chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The name is given to other gems affording like effects, esp. the chrysoberyl.
a.
Reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having an opaline play of colors.
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Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
imp. & p. p.
of Opalesce
n.
A white, amorphous, tasteless substance resembling starch, soluble in water to an opalescent fluid. It is found abundantly in the liver of most animals, and in small quantity in other organs and tissues, particularly in the embryo. It is quickly changed into sugar when boiled with dilute sulphuric or hydrochloric acid, and also by the action of amylolytic ferments.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Opalesce
n.
A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.