merry dancers

British  

plural noun

1. the aurora borealis

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Example Sentences

“It is a sad hour,” thought Hart, glancing at the merry dancers through the arch, “when all the world, like players, wear masks.” 193Buckingham assumed an air of bonhomie.

From Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time by Hazelton, George C.

Making her way back to the ball-room, she was soon mingling with the merry dancers, and with a forced gayety that deceived every one save her husband.

From The Masked Bridal by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.

With the beam of the rising moon again ascended these merry dancers, the Spirits of the Well, and commenced their gambols on the green sod.

From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 by Jones, James Athearn

The heavy baggage-wagons of commerce, the light cars of pleasure, merry dancers, and sad funeral processions, have all used that way, and each footfall has beaten the once loose soil a little firmer.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII by Maclaren, Alexander

When the auroræ, or northern lights, flicker in the sky, the inhabitants of the Shetland Isles call them, "the merry dancers."

From The Boy's Book of Heroes by Peake, Helena