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English
Etymology
From opal + -ine.
Adjective
opaline (comparative more opaline, superlative most opaline)
- Resembling opal in having a milky white iridescence.
2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 134:She was so alive that night, opaline points in her eyes, mouth parted to bare her teeth.
Noun
opaline (countable and uncountable, plural opalines)
- A clear to white liquid secreted by sea hares (genus Aplysia) that becomes viscous upon contact with water.
The attack on a sea hare by a spiny lobster causes release of the whitish opaline, followed the co-release of both opaline and ink.
- (mineralogy) Any of several minerals resembling opal, including a variety of yellow chalcedony.
- Synonym of opal glass
Translations
resembling opal in its iridescence
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French opalin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoː.paːˈli.nə/
- Hyphenation: opa‧li‧ne
- Rhymes: -inə
Noun
opaline f (uncountable)
- opal glass, opaline (type of opaque translucent glass)
- Synonym: opaalglas
Hyponyms
Adjective
opaline (not comparable)
- opaline, made of opal glass
Declension
Hyponyms
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
opaline
- feminine singular of opalin
Italian
Adjective
opaline
- feminine plural of opalino
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