Sentences with albescent
al·bes·cent
A a - This proceedeth from the variety of air (commonly found in islands) which sometimes being moist, sullies and renders the cornelian pale or albescent, after the manner of glass, which when breath'd upon, is clouded with a pale whitish colour, but upon change to a drier air, which will often happen in a moment, the cornelian recovers its former brisk red colour.
- Ricky's grin of recognition revealed a healthy complement of gleaming white dentition, all the more albescent in contrast to his swarthy visage.
- ‘Lutescent ‘leaves will change from green to yellow, and ‘ albescent ‘leaves will turn from yellow to white.
- When this white albescent strip is missing on either a brown or blue then it is a Smoky.
- Saturday's rain sluiced away the week's snowfall, which the balance of an albescent Sunday replaced.