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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
iridesce .
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Examples
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It glowed and iridesced in the sunlight as if gleaming up from underlay under underlay of red.
THE RED ONE 2010
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They were bone-tipped and feather shafted, and the feathers, torn from the breasts of humming-birds, iridesced like jewels.
THE RED ONE 2010
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It snuffled his clothing, bared hungry teeth, snuffled again, then its black ruff iridesced blue and it relaxed and wagged its stubby tail.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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His suit iridesced in the subdued light, accenting his stiff movements.
The Big Scam Paul Lindsay 2005
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Multicolored energies iridesced over the surface of his basic shield.
Chrome Circle Lackey, Mercedes 1994
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Multicolored energies iridesced over the surface of his basic shield.
The Chrome Borne Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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Multicolored energies iridesced over the surface of his basic shield.
Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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Fish flopped on the wet concrete, scales iridesced in the hanging lights.
Black Blade Lustbader, Eric Van 1992
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They were bone-tipped and feather shafted, and the feathers, torn from the breasts of humming-birds, iridesced like jewels.
The Red One 1918
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It glowed and iridesced in the sunlight as if gleaming up from underlay under underlay of red.
The Red One 1918
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