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• Houston Bright — (1916 1970) was an American music composer. While he never received wide public acclaim, Houston Bright was, among his peers, well known and respected as a composer, choral director, and professor. He spent essentially his entire career in the… …   Wikipedia

• glowing — adj. 1. softly bright or radiant. Syn: aglow(predicate), lambent, luminous, lucent. [WordNet 1.5] 2. highly enthusiastic; as, glowing praise. [WordNet 1.5] 3. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light. Syn: fluorescent. [WordNet 1.5] 4 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lambent — adjective Etymology: Latin lambent , lambens, present participle of lambere to lick more at lap Date: 1647 1. playing lightly on or over a surface ; flickering 2. softly bright or radiant 3. marked by lightness or brilliance especially of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lambent — lambently, adv. /lam beuhnt/, adj. 1. running or moving lightly over a surface: lambent tongues of flame. 2. dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject; brilliantly playful: lambent wit. 3. softly bright or radiant: a lambent light. [1640 50;… …   Universalium

• lambent — lam•bent [[t]ˈlæm bənt[/t]] adj. 1) running or moving lightly over a surface: lambent tongues of flame[/ex] 2) dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject: lambent wit[/ex] 3) softly bright or radiant: a lambent light[/ex] • Etymology: 1640–50; …   From formal English to slang

• lambent — /ˈlæmbənt / (say lambuhnt) adjective 1. running or moving lightly over a surface: lambent tongues of flame. 2. playing lightly and brilliantly over a subject: lambent wit. 3. softly bright: a steady, lambent light. {Latin lambens, present… …  

• shim´mer|ing|ly — shim|mer|ing «SHIHM uhr ihng», adjective. softly bright or gleaming; lambent: »Figurative. He directed without quite the verve needed to give Richard Strauss shimmering music its best display (Wall Street Journal). –shim´mer|ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• shim|mer|ing — «SHIHM uhr ihng», adjective. softly bright or gleaming; lambent: »Figurative. He directed without quite the verve needed to give Richard Strauss shimmering music its best display (Wall Street Journal). –shim´mer|ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …   Proverbs new dictionary

• painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …   Universalium

• soft — [[t]sɒ̱ft, AM sɔ͟ːft[/t]] ♦♦ softer, softest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is soft is pleasant to touch, and not rough or hard. Regular use of a body lotion will keep the skin soft and supple... When it s dry, brush the hair using a soft, nylon… …   English dictionary