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aureoled

aureoled adjective: surrounded by a corona or halo. Also the simple past and past participle of aureole.

Adjective

aureoled (not comparable)

  1. Surrounded by a corona or halo.
    • Laura May and Mrs. McKenna sat on the low window seat, faintly aureoled, their empty cups beside them on the floor.1923, Elizabeth Bowen, “Encounters”, in Sunday Evening, page 176
    • At night they were aureoled by oil lamps and gaslights; during the day they lay in semi-darkness.1977, Richard Sennett, The fall of public man, page 167

Also used as

aureoled is also the simple past and past participle of aureole.

Questions about aureoled

What does aureoled mean?
Aureoled means surrounded by a corona or halo.
What part of speech is aureoled?
Aureoled is an adjective.

Words near aureoled in the dictionary

  1. aureolae
  2. aureolas
  3. aureole
  4. aureole hat
  5. aureole hats
  6. aureoled
  7. aureoles
  8. aureolic
  9. aureolic acid
  10. aureolin
  11. aureoline

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