What does rutilance mean?
Rutilance means (rare) redness; a red glow; the quality of being rutilant.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) redness; a red glow; the quality of being rutilant.
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 […]
He used vegetal colorings for his works, thus, obtaining the rutilances of Van Dyck and that of Van Der Goss.
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Rutilance means (rare) redness; a red glow; the quality of being rutilant.
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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 […]
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