nubile chorine, twinkle of humor

As layoffs pile up, and it seems that there will be darker days ahead, rarely has there been a better moment to plunge into his world of enchantment. Sometimes there’s nothing more relaxing than watching nubile chorines —with their underlying twinkle of humor and intelligence — gliding along contentedly in Berkeley’s silver-screen sea.

nubile

(nū'bĭl, -bīl', nyū'-)
adj.

1. Ready for marriage; of a marriageable age or condition. Used of young women.
2. Sexually mature and attractive. Used of young women.

[Latin nūbilis, from nūbere, to take a husband.]

nubility nu·bil'i·ty (nū-bĭl'ĭ-tē, nyū-) n.

chorine

(kôr'ēn', kōr'-)
n.

A chorus girl.

[CHOR(US) + –INE¹.]

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twinkle Show phonetics
verb [I]
(of light or a shiny surface) to shine repeatedly strongly then weakly, as if flashing on and off very quickly:
The lights of the town twinkled in the distance.
The stars twinkled in the clear sky.
His brown eyes twinkled behind the gold-rimmed glasses.

twinkle Show phonetics
noun [S]
the twinkle of the stars/lights/diamonds
He was holding the phone with a mischievous twinkle in his eye.