Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sundog"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sundog \Sun"dog`\, n. (Meteor.)
A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon; --
called also {dog} and {weathergaw}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sundog \Sun"dog`\, n. (Meteorol.)
A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun,
supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more
halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sundog
n : a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction
by ice crystals [syn: {parhelion}, {mock sun}]
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