Both Uses of
iridescent
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- That Bathsheba was a firm and positive girl, far less inconsequent than her fellows, had been the very lung of his hope; for he had held that these qualities would lead her to adhere to a straight course for consistency's sake, and accept him, though her fancy might not flood him with the iridescent hues of uncritical love.†
Chpt 31-33
- Iridescent bubbles of dank subterranean breath rose from the sweating sod beside the waiting-maid's feet as she trod, hissing as they burst and expanded away to join the vapoury firmament above.†
Chpt 43-45 *
Definition:
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(iridescent) varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles