splendent
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It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; — the last called red ocher.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg
He stood quite still, a figure orgulous and splendent.
From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Sir Max Beerbohm
The usual lustre of crystals of cassiterite is remarkably splendent, even adamantine.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
Radiant and serene, in the boundless calm of the heavens, the splendent lanterns seemed suspended on stationary craft peacefully rocked at anchor.
From The Strollers by Harrison Fisher
Even when he gazed into her blue eyes he was conscious of a more flaming glory than lay in the heavens of their depths; a splendent maze that shed a brightness around her.
From Under the Rose by Frederic Stewart Isham
