as in iridescent
having a rainbowlike play of colors
once given away as a cheap prize at carnivals, this opalescent glass is now highly prized by collectors
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Wingard just wants to tint one monster hot pink, another one gold and another the opalescent shimmer of a 12-year-old’s first bottle of nail polish.
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Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
First, there are the Super Shock Highlighters ($10 each), a duo-chrome powder formula that can be used on the cheekbones and lids, in two shades: the icy, white Vampire Skin (of course) and the opalescent lavender Meadow.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 10 Jan. 2024
At the oyster bar that Bella and Duncan visit, there was also a huge oyster shell that was meant to reflect all of these lovely opalescent fish and all of this possibility.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023
An enticing band of opalescent sky offered the relief of a horizon after hours of rain and snow.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
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Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
First, there are the Super Shock Highlighters ($10 each), a duo-chrome powder formula that can be used on the cheekbones and lids, in two shades: the icy, white Vampire Skin (of course) and the opalescent lavender Meadow.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 10 Jan. 2024
At the oyster bar that Bella and Duncan visit, there was also a huge oyster shell that was meant to reflect all of these lovely opalescent fish and all of this possibility.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023
An enticing band of opalescent sky offered the relief of a horizon after hours of rain and snow.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
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