opaline Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
nacreous; pearlescent; opalescent; iridescent.
- an iridescent oil slick
- nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
- a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
WordNet
O"pal*ine adjective
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the opal.
