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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

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 Duke gazed at the object of his adoration in a kind of rapture, seeing already the wings on her shoulders, the aureole about her head.

From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.




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