- fire opal
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a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.[1810-20]
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fire opal
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Fire opal — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fire opal — Opal O pal, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock, stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity. [1913 Webster] Note: The {precious opal}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fire opal — n. a reddish opal usually exhibiting a brilliant play of colors in bright light … English World dictionary
fire opal — noun an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors • Syn: ↑girasol • Hypernyms: ↑opal … Useful english dictionary
fire opal — noun Any transparent to translucent opal with a warm body colour of yellow, orange, or red. Syn: girasol, girosol … Wiktionary
fire opal — /faɪər ˈoʊpəl/ (say fuyuhr ohpuhl) noun a variety of opal, red in colour, often with a colour play …
fire opal — noun Date: 1816 girasole 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
fire opal — noun another term for girasol (in sense 1) … English new terms dictionary
Fire — (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fire alarm — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
