sunglow
[ suhn-gloh ]
/ ˈsʌnˌgloʊ /
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noun
a diffused, hazy light seen around the sun, caused by atmospheric dust.
Nearby words
- sungazing,
- sunghua,
- sungkiang,
- sunglass,
- sunglasses,
- sungrebe,
- sunhat,
- sunk,
- sunk fence,
- sunk relief
Origin of sunglow
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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 MacleodNow and again there was the sharp twang in it of the bog-myrtle, sweltering in the sunglow.
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers|Fiona Macleod
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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