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fire opal
noun
- a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.
fire opal
noun
- an orange-red translucent variety of opal, valued as a gemstone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fire opal1
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Example Sentences
The red and yellow bright coloured varieties of fire-opal are found near Zimapan, in Mexico.
But there was Kitty's great fire-opal, glowing like a coal on her breast, seeming to breathe as she breathed.
The choicest of these specimens is the true fire-opal, which in brilliancy and iridescence excels all others.
She could see it far up, glowing as red as her fire-opal in the light of the embers.
Mexico furnishes considerable opal, and is notable for its fine "fire opal" or "cherry opal."
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