fire opal

fire opal
a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.
[1810-20]

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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

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