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aureole

[awr-ee-ohl] / ˈɔr iˌoʊl /
NOUN
radiant circle
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And everything is framed by an aureole of crisp fern leaves reaching to the canvas’s edges — a many-pointed crown.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

The heart of “Aeronauts,” not surprisingly, is what happens as the balloon goes higher and higher, as salutations like “clouds ahoy” are exchanged and wonders like an aureole or circular rainbow are observed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2019

That will allow the heat to extend farther into the country rock, creating a larger aureole.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

“I love you, Papa,” she said, her smile an aureole of smeared toothpaste and happiness.

From Nature • Mar. 12, 2014

Always she is surrounded by a dazzling white radiance, an aureole, which the strongest eyes have not been able to pierce.

From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton




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