fire opal
noun
a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.
Origin of fire opal
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby fire opal
fire island,
fire line,
fire marshal,
fire off,
fire on all cylinders,
fire opal,
fire pink,
fire point,
fire pot,
fire power,
fire raiser
Example sentences from the Web for fire opal
She could see it far up, glowing as red as her fire-opal in the light of the embers.
The Princess and the Goblin |George MacDonaldAll the atmosphere swam with changing colours, such as come and go in the heart of a fire-opal.
The Golden Silence |C. N. Williamson and A. M. WilliamsonThe red and yellow bright coloured varieties of fire-opal are found near Zimapan, in Mexico.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for fire opal
fire opal
noun
an orange-red translucent variety of opal, valued as a gemstone