luminous eloquence
1Luminous — Lu mi*nous, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F. lumineux. See {Luminary}, {Illuminate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color. [1913 Webster] Fire burneth… …
2Luminous paint — Luminous Lu mi*nous, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F. lumineux. See {Luminary}, {Illuminate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color. [1913 Webster] Fire… …
3Luminously — Luminous Lu mi*nous, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F. lumineux. See {Luminary}, {Illuminate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color. [1913 Webster] Fire… …
4Luminousness — Luminous Lu mi*nous, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F. lumineux. See {Luminary}, {Illuminate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color. [1913 Webster] Fire… …
5lu´mi|nous|ness — lu|mi|nous «LOO muh nuhs», adjective. 1. a) shining by its own light: »The sun and stars are luminous bodies. Certain animals and plants are luminous. b) emitting a certain amount of light, regardless of its distance: »Many stars are more… …
6lu´mi|nous|ly — lu|mi|nous «LOO muh nuhs», adjective. 1. a) shining by its own light: »The sun and stars are luminous bodies. Certain animals and plants are luminous. b) emitting a certain amount of light, regardless of its distance: »Many stars are more… …
7lu|mi|nous — «LOO muh nuhs», adjective. 1. a) shining by its own light: »The sun and stars are luminous bodies. Certain animals and plants are luminous. b) emitting a certain amount of light, regardless of its distance: »Many stars are more luminous than the… …
8Edward Gibbon — Infobox Person caption = Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) birth date = April 27, 1737 death date = death date and age|1794|1|16|1737|4|27 birth place = Putney, England, UK death place = London, England, UKEdward Gibbon (April 27, 1737 [Gibbon s birthday …
9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
10stained glass — stained glass, adj. glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, esp. by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc. [1785 95] *… …
