aureole
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This childishly wily Mary is a very damp match for Catherine McCormack’s pitiless Elizabeth and her aureole of fabulous, if anachronistic, hair.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2018
In the strongest work, half of the 9-foot-tall aureole apparently has been blown away, black resin flapping in shards out the back.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2018
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
The glorious aureole of light seen around the sun during total eclipses.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.