diaprer

French

Etymology

From Old French diaspre + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dja.pʁe/
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Verb

diaprer

  1. (transitive) to variegate, diaper; to iridize
    • 1829, Victor Hugo, Le Dernier jour d'un condamné, II:
      Je demeurais immobile, l'esprit à demi endormi, la bouche souriante, l'œil fixé sur cette douce réverbération dorée qui diaprait le plafond.
      I stayed motionless, my spirit half-asleep, my mouth smiling, my eye fixed on that soft, golden echo sparkling on the ceiling.

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