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  • He was dressed in the steel dragonscale armor copied from the real dragonscale armor of the Dragon Highlords.

    Finnegan teoriza la practica de cuerdas Carlos G.Tonda 2010

  • Kitiara's grip on him tightened painfully, even through the dragonscale armor.

    Finnegan teoriza la practica de cuerdas Carlos G.Tonda 2010

  • The Highlord in the night-blue, dragonscale armor turned

    Finnegan teoriza la practica de cuerdas Carlos G.Tonda 2010

  • This dragonscale tie is not just fashionable — made of steel and copper, and coming in at a total weight of 1.2 pounds, the tie easily doubles as a short range weapon, ideal for repelling any nun-chuck wielding ninjas that may attack a courtroom in the midst of oral arguments.

    2009 December « The View From LL2 2009

  • In response to her words, Dralan tossed his cape back over his shoulders, revealing the shining steel-gray dragonscale armor that molded his muscular form and the medallion, supposedly a gift of TakhisisQueen of the Dark Godswhich glittered gold and emerald on his broad chest.

    The Dragons at War Weis, Margaret 1996

  • In response to her words, Dralan tossed his cape back over his shoulders, revealing the shining steel-gray dragonscale armor that molded his muscular form and the medallion, supposedly a gift of Takhisis-Queen of the Dark Gods-which glittered gold and emerald on his broad chest.

    The Dragons at War Weis, Margaret 1996

  • The faint light of both moons shimmered in Kitiara's dragonscale armor, turning it a ghastly blood-hued color.

    Time of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1988

  • The faint light of both moons shimmered in Kitiara's dragonscale armor, turning it a ghastly blood-hued color.

    Time of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1988

  • It was a figure dressed in blue dragonscale armor, wearing the hideous, horned mask of a Dragon Highlord.

    War of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1986

  • The Highlord in the night-blue, dragonscale armor turned upon hearing her name.

    Dragons of Spring Dawning Weis, Margaret 1985

  • “That same texture that provides all that function also gives the overlapping panels a unique sparkle that earned it its name dragonscale,” writes Asim Tahir, Google's district and renewable energy lead in a news release.

    Gawk at the Stunning “Dragonscale” Solar Roof of Google’s New Sustainable Bay View Campus Tim Newcomb 2022

  • The roof offers a “dragonscale solar skin” with a uniquely textured prismatic glass coating to trap additional light and help it generate roughly 40 percent of all the building’s needs.

    Gawk at the Stunning “Dragonscale” Solar Roof of Google’s New Sustainable Bay View Campus Tim Newcomb 2022

  • The firm says the finished buildings will have 90,000 tiles which form a “solar skin” roof, which its designers have named “dragonscale” and estimate will generate almost 7 megawatts of energy or 40% of the electricity needs of the campus.

    Google’s ‘dragonscale’ solar-powered roof signals growing demand for sustainable workspaces Carly Olson 2022

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  • Adjective - (especially of sculpture) having a smooth tenebrous material.

    September 7, 2023