splendent

splen·dent

(splĕn′dənt)
adj.
1. Shining or lustrous; brilliant.
2. Admired by many; illustrious.
[Middle English, from Old French esplendent, from Latin splendēns, splendent-, present participle of splendēre, to shine.]
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splendent

(ˈsplɛndənt)
adj
1. shining brightly; lustrous: a splendent sun.
2. famous; illustrious
[C15: from Latin splendēns brilliant, from splendēre to shine]
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splen•dent

(ˈsplɛn dənt)

adj.
1. shining or lustrous.
2. eminent; illustrious.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Latin splendent-, s. of splendēns, present participle of splendēre to shine; see -ent]
splen′dent•ly, adv.
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In hand specimens, the cube faces are typically splendent and the octahedral faces are slightly less so.
Cubic magnetite crystals: from Balmat, New York
Now by the kingdoms of infernal rule, Of Styx, Acheron, and the fiery lake Of ever-burning Phlegethon, I swear That I do long to see the monuments And situation of bright splendent Rome.
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(67) Nero: colla Cytheriacae splendent agitata columbae, cited in Sen.
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He also achieved big-race success in the Coventry Stakes (Dilum), Lincoln Handicap (Evichstar), Richmond Stakes (Mac's Imp & Dilum), Scottish Classic (Zoman), Diomed Stakes (Sylva Honda), Chester Cup (Travelling Light), Norfolk Stakes (Magic Ring) and Gimcrack Stakes (Splendent).
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[ldots] A few minutes later, the embodied orisha returns splendent in a gold gown.[ldots] The drummers begin her praises, and all join a litany of her praise names.
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Stibnite loses its splendent surface, cut topazes pale, and some colors in barite slowly vanish.
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Lot 108, a filly out of a half-sister to Gimcrack Stakes winner Splendent and very smart Aim For The Top, has had a recent pedigree boost with the Richmond Stakes third of her half-brother Anna Walhaan.
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R7867) weighing 37 kg (82 pounds): it consists of an open network of splendent crystals associated with complex fluorite crystals and crystals of pyrite, quartz and chalcopyrite.
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