sunglow

[ suhn-gloh ]

/ ˈsʌnˌgloʊ /

noun

a diffused, hazy light seen around the sun, caused by atmospheric dust.

Words nearby sunglow

sungazing, sunghua, sungkiang, sunglass, sunglasses, sunglow, sungrebe, sunhat, sunk, sunk fence, sunk relief

Origin of sunglow

First recorded in 1835–45; sun + glow

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Examples from the Web for sunglow

Out of the sunglow the arm crept like a snake, then it lay still in the shadow betwixt the two who slumbered unheeding.
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers|Fiona Macleod
Now and again there was the sharp twang in it of the bog-myrtle, sweltering in the sunglow.
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers|Fiona Macleod

British Dictionary definitions for sunglow

sunglow

/ (ˈsʌnˌɡləʊ) /

noun

a pinkish glow often seen in the sky before sunrise or after sunset. It is caused by scattering or diffraction of sunlight by particles in the atmosphere

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