English abbreviation dictionary - opal
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Opal
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1.
~ n a type of white stone with changing colours in it, or a piece of this stone used in jewellery ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(opals) An opal is a precious stone. Opals are colourless or white, but other colours are reflected in them. N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Latin ~us, from Greek ~lios, ultimately from Sanskrit upala stone, jewel Date: circa 1586 a usually amorphous mineral that is a hydrated silica softer and less dense than quartz and typically with definite and often marked iridescent play of colors and is used especially as a gem ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a quartzlike form of hydrated silica, usu. white or colourless and sometimes showing changing colours, often used as a gemstone. Phrases and idioms opal glass a semi-translucent white glass. Etymology: F opale or L opalus prob. ult. f. Skr. upalas precious stone ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun 1) min. опал 2) attr. опаловый; с молочным оттенком; - opal glass OPAL glass матовое стекло ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1598, from Fr. opalle, from L. opalus (Pliny), supposedly from Gk. opallios, possibly ult. from Skt. upala-s "gem, precious stone." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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