aureole
aureole · aureoles · aureoled · aureoling
To surround with, or as if with, a haloTo surround with, or as if with, a halo.
UK/ˈɔː.ɹiː.əʊl/US/ˈɔɹ.i.oʊl/
» The icon had a gold aureole on both Mary and Jesus.
mccarras · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo surround with, or as if with, a halo.
Examples
1 sentencesThe icon had a gold aureole on both Mary and Jesus.
Origin
From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona)From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) (“golden (crown)”). Doublet of oriole.
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Forms
aureoles, aureoling, aureoled, aureoledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.