lunar rainbow

noun

Origin of lunar rainbow

First recorded in 1705–15

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We have just seen a splendid lunar rainbow, and I suspect it forebodes a good deal more wind than we have lately had.
The Last Voyage | Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
On the first night of my stay, there was a lunar rainbow, which I went on to the roof of the hotel to watch.
Greater Britain | Charles Wentworth Dilke
An iris or lunar rainbow was seen for one hour (9 to 10) at Wakefield in Yorkshire, England.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
A lunar rainbow observed at Mattock, in Derbyshire, England.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
I have had the pleasure of beholding a novel phenomenon, a lunar rainbow.
Round Cape Horn | Joseph Lamson

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