opaline

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The opaline burbot, delicate in its buttery sauce, gets an earthy base from local carrots spiced with caraway.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2019

Driving backward while dragging a bad front wheel, Spirit gouged a trench that revealed opaline silica, a mineral that on Earth is a sure sign of life-supporting hot springs.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 10, 2018

The next day he wrote back, I would be an opaline gourami.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 4, 2017

A mix of large communal tables, banquettes, and two-tops, all by the English contemporary furnituremaker Benchmark, also helps create a lively atmosphere in the dining room, which is lit by vintage-style opaline globe lights.

From Architectural Digest • Jun. 16, 2015

Two weeks before the end of the term, the sky lightened suddenly to a dazzling, opaline white and the muddy grounds were revealed one morning covered in glittering frost.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling