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- noun Plural form of
opaline .
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Examples
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The handle was of gold, set with a circlet of opalines.
The Old Wives' Tale Arnold Bennett 1899
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As the sun's yellow rim comes into sight, fine thin lines of warmer tone -- spectral violets and opalines-shoot across the flood, treetops take tender fire, and the unpainted faþades of high edifices across the water change their wood-colour to vapoury gold through the delicious haze.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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Today, there are 90 different trophies to be won, with categories for breeders of every aptitude from beginner to champion, and birds of every colour, from albinos and cinnamons to sky blues and opalines.
The Guardian World News Tom Meltzer 2010
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