Crossword clues for girasol
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Opal \O"pal\, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock, stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
Note: The precious opal presents a peculiar play of colors of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground, is called the harlequin opal. The fire opal has colors like the red and yellow of flame. Common opal has a milky appearance. Menilite is a brown impure variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near Paris. Other varieties are cacholong, girasol, hyalite, and geyserite.
Wiktionary
n. A fire opal.
WordNet
n. an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors [syn: fire opal]
tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn: Jerusalem artichoke, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus]
Usage examples of "girasol".
Great Girasol, realizing the tide had set against him, made a supreme effort.
Great Girasol turned on his heel and took both himself and his magic off.
Both of them were now jubilant over the defeat of the Great Girasol at the hands of Mr.
In the ring was set an enormous girasol - a rare type of fire opal which had no counterpart in the world.
THE girasol sent jagged gleams of purple and green and crimson as the lean hand of The Shadow inscribed more names on his list.
His long white fingers were opening envelopes while the girasol glimmered with its ever-changing hues.
The girasol, strange emblem of The Shadow, betokened the mystery of the personage who wore it.
The girasol sparkled as the left hand replaced the clippings in their envelopes.
For he was staring into the ever-changing depths of the spark-emitting girasol, that mysterious stone that could never be forgotten by anyone who had felt its spell!
The sight of the girasol made Warren know that a friend had come to aid him.
Staring at the girasol, he saw the black glove slide over the finger that wore it.
The memory of that strange stone - the girasol - upon a long white finger, was something, however, that Warren Barringer could never forget.
The changing hues of the iridescent girasol - the gem that was the token of The Shadow - appeared upon a long white hand.
A glimmering gem - a rare fire opal called a girasol - appeared upon a finger of the left hand.
Lightly, he gave a succession of quick taps, as he had done with the girasol against the window.