lunar rainbow

American  

noun

1. moonbow.

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Etymology

Origin of lunar rainbow

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

Molly Brown was not dry-eyed, and one might have spied a lunar rainbow in my eyes, too.

From Tripping with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell

The beauty of this lunar rainbow is enhanced by the framework of shapely ash trees through whose branches it is seen.

From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur

Chopin is the color genius of the piano, his eye was attuned to hues the most fragile and attenuated; he can weave harmonies that are as ghostly as a lunar rainbow.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James

On the night of Monday, the 2nd of March, a beautiful lunar rainbow, extending right across the sky, was seen.

From Six Letters From the Colonies by Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)

Sometimes a lunar rainbow appears; a strange scene at midnight, arching over almost from the zenith down into the dark hollow of the valley.

From The Open Air by Jefferies, Richard