While unalarmed they were very silent, standing in that clear sunshine that gave their whiteness something of a crystalline appearance; or flying to and fro along the face of the cliff, purely for the delight of bathing in the warm lucent air.
"Afoot in England"
W.H. Hudson
After a long and eager look round into the obscurity, semi-lucent with froth, I went below for a mouthful of spirits and a bite of supper, the hour being eight bells in the second dog watch as we say, that is, eight o'clock in the evening.
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
From the zenith through whiteness to whiteness the flakes sifted from the sky like a filmy bride's veil thrown over the blue of the farthest and highest peaks, and swaying soft folds of lucent whiteness upon the earth-the trees-and upon the cabin, and as they stood there, closing them in together-the very center of mystery, their own souls.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine