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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:35:29

O*paque" (?), a. [F., fr. L. opacus. Cf. Opacous.]

1.

Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance.

2.

Obscure; not clear; unintelligible.

[Colloq.]

 

© Webster 1913.


O*paque", n.

That which is opaque; opacity.

Young.

 

© Webster 1913.


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