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radiose

radiose [CL radiosus+-e] 1 in the form of (light) rays (also transf). notandum quod lux solaris dupliciter se diffundit, sc. directe et ~e, et hec dicitur lux primaria Peckham Persp. I 7; principales species colorum, que sc. ~e multiplicantur, possunt gignere alias secundarias accidentales non ~e multiplicatas Duns Ord. VIII 237; c1440 tam ~e in partibus, ad instar luminis, verbum istud diffunditur circumquaque, ut ‥ (Ep.) Reg. Whet. II 380. 2 (fig.) radiantly, resplendently. polite, ornate, venuste ‥ ~e Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 474.

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