Cellini's halo
American
[chuh-lee-neez hey-loh]
/ tʃəˈli niz ˈheɪ loʊ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Cellini's halo
First recorded in 1915–20; named after Benvenuto Cellini, who described the effect
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