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frostbow

noun

Etymology

Blend of frost + rainbow.

  1. inherited from *regnabugô✻ — “rainbow”
  2. inherited from *regnabogō✻
  3. inherited from reġnboga — “rainbow”
  4. inherited from reynbowe
  5. compounded as frostbow — “frost + rainbow”

Definitions

  1. A white arc or circle in the sky during frosty weather, formed by reflection of sunlight…

    A white arc or circle in the sky during frosty weather, formed by reflection of sunlight from ice crystals floating in the air.

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