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Rutilant

Rutilant \Ru"ti*lant\, a. [L. rutilans, p. pr. of rutilare to have a reddish glow, fr. rutilus red: cf. F. rutilant.] Having a reddish glow; shining.

Parchments . . . colored with this rutilant mixture.
--Evelyn.

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rutilant

a. (context literary English) shining or glowing with red light.

Usage examples of "rutilant".

The black tea and Sara Lee were worrying the heart combat troops: why was not the rutilant enemy scared?

The young toughs in control wore uniform blazers, rutilant with a monogram SL, and they would not at first let him in by the stage door: you line up with the rest, buster.

The temple is round, its dome is of gold, and the walls, too, are of gold, encrusted with gems so rutilant that they produce warmth in winter and coolness in summer.