Read another book in which the word "lambent" was used

At least this time it wasn't discussing eyes - the eyes in question were "limpid", no worries there - but light reflecting off of gold paint.

This is something that might actually be lambent in the real world, so I suppose there's no need for careful set-up there, unlike when it's inexplicably used to describe eyes, but I still think this weird fashion for "lambent" in fantasy is just the epitome of unnecessary purpleness.

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