Rutilance

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    redness; a red glow; the quality of being rutilant rare, uncountable, usually

    "1918-22, James Joyce, Ulysses […] rolled it into a thin cylinder, ignited it in the candleflame, applied it when ignited to the apex of the cone till the latter reached the stage of rutilance […]"

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"1918-22, James Joyce, Ulysses […] rolled it into a thin cylinder, ignited it in the candleflame, applied it when ignited to the apex of the cone till the latter reached the stage of rutilance […]"

Etymology

French?

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