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单词 opaled
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opaledadj.

Brit. /ˈəʊpld/, U.S. /ˈoʊpəld/
Forms: 1800s opalled, 1800s– opaled.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opal n., -ed suffix2.
Etymology: < opal n. + -ed suffix2.
poetic. Now rare.
Made iridescent like an opal.
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1829 E. A. Poe Al Aaraaf i. 15 A wreath that twined each starry form around, And all the opal'd air in colour bound.
1885 L. P. Johnson Sir Walter Raleigh in Tower 5 Across the opalled path And palace of the sun.
1899 E. J. Chapman Snake-witch iii, in Drama Two Lives 38 One by one each waning star Within the opal'd orient dies.
1908 M. J. Cawein Ode iii The bay is opaled with wild light; and pale The lighthouse spears its flame now.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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