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iridescent

[ir-i-des-uhnt] / ˌɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt /


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And who knew that 19th-century San Francisco socialites ground up iridescent abalone shells and sprinkled them on their invitations?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

It stood outside a brick six-flat, also fittingly painted blue, and decorated with a few stickers: “Protect Native Plants,” a rocket ship from a regional space camp, several iridescent birds.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

The team found that sea silk's iridescent appearance comes from layered spherical protein structures known as "photonin."

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

The photo chosen to represent Swift's image shows her on stage "holding a pink guitar, with a black strap and wearing a multi-colored iridescent bodysuit with silver boots", according to the trademark application.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

A big girl with hair as purple as troll-doll hair, iridescent green leggings, and three earrings in each ear comes in.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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