opalite

Opal; some variety of it; an artificial mineral resembling it.

Noun

  1. Opal; some variety of it; an artificial mineral resembling it.
  2. Opal glass, formed into tiles or bricks.
    • an opalite tile
    • Sleepless in the onyx night ¶ But now, the sky is opalite - 2025, Taylor Swift, “Opalite”, in The Life of a Showgirl, Republic Records, track 3:

    Related: Opalite

Origin

From opal + -ite. First attested in 1896.

Forms

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