aureole
Example Sentences
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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
As she went the rays of her aureole grew dim, till the embroidery of her purple robe could be distinguished, and her hair glistened only under the beams of the sun.
From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
