opalesce
(verb) exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; āThis nitrate opalesces under certain conditionsā
opalesce
(verb) reflect light or colors like an opal; āDistant clouds opalesce like pale brocadeā; āraindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesceā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
opalesce (third-person singular simple present opalesces, present participle opalescing, simple past and past participle opalesced)
To be opalescent; to give forth a play of colours, like the opal.
• escalope
Source: Wiktionary
O`pal*esce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Opalesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Opalescing.]
Definition: To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 May 2025
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; āhe sent a runner over with the contractā
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
