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Definition of Opalised
1. opalized [adj] - See also: opalized
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opalised
Literary usage of Opalised
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mineral Resources of New South Wales by Geological Survey of New South Wales, Edward Fisher Pittman (1901)
"They are flat bands, usually of harder nature than the adjoining strata, and
often contain opalised shells, and sometimes belemnites, and have usually ..."
2. Report by Tasmania Dept. of Mines (1902)
"It is noteworthy that a low bank of diabase rock is not far from this pit.
Along a fence on the property the grass is strewn with stones of opalised and ..."
3. Handbook of Geological Terms, Geology and Physical Geography: Geology and by David Page (1865)
"opalised.—Converted into a substance resembling opal ; converted into opal by the
... Hence "opalised wood," or wood petrified by silica, and acquiring a ..."
4. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"The greater part also of the opalised wood which ha« been collected has a more or
... The colors which these opalised woods present are extremely numerous ..."
5. Catalogue of the Special Loan Exhibition of Spanish and Portuguese by John Charles Robinson, South Kensington Museum (1881)
"TUMBLER, opalised glass, enamelled in colours with flowers, the arms of Spain,
and the inscription, "Vivat el Rey de Espanna. ..."
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