Welcome to another mind-bending episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Keep your brain in shape for the long run with life-long learning. Now, get ready to work out those neurons with the Word of the Week:
Hyaline: (hi-alin) (adjective) glassy; crystalline; transparent. -- "The New York Times Everyday Reader's Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, Mispronounced Words", Laurence Urdang, Ed., The New York Times Book Company, 1972.
Example: The summer skies were far from hyaline on Wednesday night when Mount Sentinel burned. In fact, they were more fuliginous*.
*Bonus word: Sooty, murky, obscure
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