OPALS
Etymology
Proper noun
Opals
(chiefly, Australia) The women's national basketball representative team of Australia.
Anagrams
• Alsop, POLSA, SAPOL, Salop, apols, salop
Noun
opals
plural of opal
Anagrams
• Alsop, POLSA, SAPOL, Salop, apols, salop
Source: Wiktionary
OPAL
O"pal, n. Etym: [L. opalus: cf. Gr. upala a rock, stone, precious
stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to
quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
Note: The precious opal presents a peculiar play of colors of
delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One kind, with a
varied play of color in a reddish ground, is called the harlequin
opal. The fire opal has colors like the red and yellow of flame.
Common opal has a milky appearance. Menilite is a brown impure
variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near Paris. Other
varieties are cacholong, girasol, hyalite, and geyserite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition