1922: Mother’s milk, Purefoy, the milk of human kin, milk too of those burgeoning stars overhead, rutilant in thin rainvapour, punch milk, such as those rioters will quaff in their guzzlingden, milk of madness, the honeymilk of Canaan’s land. — James Joyce, Ulysses
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rutilant — rutilant, ante [ rytilɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • rutillant 1495; lat. rutilans, de rutilare « teindre en rouge » et aussi « briller », de rutilus « d un rouge ardent » 1 ♦ Qui est d un rouge ardent. Vapeurs rutilantes, du peroxyde d azote. 2 ♦ (rutilan… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Rutilant — Ru ti*lant, a. [L. rutilans, p. pr. of rutilare to have a reddish glow, fr. rutilus red: cf. F. rutilant.] Having a reddish glow; shining. [1913 Webster] Parchments . . . colored with this rutilant mixture. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rutilant — rutilant, ante (ru ti lan, lan t ) adj. Terme didactique. Qui est d un rouge brillant. • Malgré ses dimensions microscopiques, le protococcus étend sur des espaces de plusieurs kilomètres [de mer] un rutilant tapis, PAYEN Rev. des Deux Mondes,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
rutilant — rutilánt adj. m., pl. rutilánţi; f. sg. rutilántă, pl. rutilánte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic RUTILÁNT, Ă adj. de un roşu aprins. (< fr. rutilant … Dicționar Român
rutilant — [ro͞ot′ l ənt] adj. [L rutilans, prp. of rutilare, to have a reddish glow < rutilus: see RUTILE] Rare glowing, gleaming, etc … English World dictionary
rutilant — ˈrüd.ələnt adjective Etymology: Middle English rutilaunt, from Latin rutilant , rutilans, present participle of rutilare to make red, from rutilus red; akin to Latin ruber red more at red : having a reddish glow : shining sun, which put a… … Useful english dictionary
rutilant — adjective Etymology: Middle English rutilaunt, from Latin rutilant , rutilans, past participle of rutilare to glow reddish, from rutilus ruddy; probably akin to Latin ruber red more at red Date: 15th century having a reddish glow … New Collegiate Dictionary
rutilant — /rooht l euhnt/, adj. glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light. [1490 1500; < L rutilant (s. of rutilans, prp. of rutilare to glow red), equiv. to rutil(us) red, reddish + ant ANT] * * * … Universalium
rutilant — [ ru:tɪl(ə)nt] adjective literary glowing or glittering with red or golden light. Origin ME: from L. rutilant , rutilare glow red … English new terms dictionary
rutilant — ru•ti•lant [[t]ˈrut l ənt[/t]] adj. glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light • Etymology: 1490–1500; < L rutilant , s. of rutilāns, prp. of rutilāre to glow red, der. of rutilus red, reddish; see ant … From formal English to slang
