Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of opal, often called
pearl-opal , usually milk-white, sometimes grayish- or yellowish-white, in color, and opaque or slightly translucent at the edges.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy An
opaque or milk-whitechalcedony , a variety ofquartz . - noun mineralogy A similar variety of
opal .
Etymologies
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From French cacholong, said to be from Cach, the name of a river in Bucharia + cholon, a Calmuck word for stone; or from a Calmuck word meaning "beautiful stone".
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Examples
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Also included in the auction is this delightful Vacheron Constantin table clock that depicts a polar bear made of carved cacholong (a type of opal) supporting an 18k gold and silver mystery clock.
Horse armor, a royal tiara and the dethroned Italian monarchy Monica McLaughlin 2021
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