RUTILANT

Etymology

Adjective

rutilant (comparative more rutilant, superlative most rutilant)

(literary or sciences, also, figuratively) Shining or glowing with a red colour or light.

Synonym: rutilous

Anagrams

• turn tail, turntail

Source: Wiktionary


Ru"ti*lant (, a. Etym: [L. rutilans, p. pr. of rutilare to have a reddish glow, fr. rutilus red: cf. F. rutilant.]

Definition: Having a reddish glow; shining. Parchments . . . colored with this rutilant mixture. Evelin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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