And instant by instant the flood of varicolored flame that poured into its petalings down from the sapphire ovoids waxed and waned in crescendoes and diminuendoes of relucent harmonies — ecstatic, awesome. From Wordnik.com. [The Metal Monster] Reference
In brighter mazes the relucent ftream Plays o'er the mead. From Wordnik.com. [The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical] Reference
A thousand desires hotter than flame bound my eyes to the relucent eyes which only upon the griffon were standing fixed. From Wordnik.com. [Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11] Reference
Now he was resplendent in what the invitation cards call "Morning Dress" crowned by what must certainly have been the most relucent top-hat in London. From Wordnik.com. [The Yellow Streak] Reference
The disciple would have his works tried by the fire, not only that the gold and the precious stones may emerge relucent, but that the wood and hay and stubble may perish. From Wordnik.com. [England's Antiphon]
Silent awhile and smooth The current glides, till with an headlong force Broke and disordef'd, down the steep it falls In loud cascades; the sulver-sparkling foam Glitters relucent in the dancing ray. From Wordnik.com. [Poetical works. Collated with the best editions] Reference
Two ponderous policemen were conducting between them a woman dressed as if for the stage, in a short, white, satiny skirt reaching to the knees, pink stockings, and a sort of sleeveless bodice bright with relucent, armour-like scales. From Wordnik.com. [Whirligigs] Reference
He carried her into the passage, and gave her the keeper's chair; after which, reminded of the programme so carefully laid out by him, he returned with Nilo to the court, where the illumination in the sky still dropped its relucent flush. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince of India — Volume 02] Reference
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