HALOES

HALO

aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole

(noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

halo

(noun) a circle of light around the sun or moon

ring, halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring

(noun) a toroidal shape; ā€œa ring of ships in the harborā€; ā€œa halo of smokeā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

haloes

plural of halo

Anagrams

• Sahelo-, a**holes, a-holes, aholes, haoles

Source: Wiktionary


HALO

Ha"lo, n.; pl. Halos(. Etym: [L. halos, acc. halo, Gr. volvere, and E. voluble.]

1. A luminous circle, usually prismatically colored, round the sun or moon, and supposed to be caused by the refraction of light through crystals of ice in the atmosphere. Connected with halos there are often white bands, crosses, or arches, resulting from the same atmospheric conditions.

2. A circle of light; especially, the bright ring represented in painting as surrounding the heads of saints and other holy persons; a glory; a nimbus.

3. An ideal glory investing, or affecting one's perception of, an object.

4. A colored circle around a nipple; an areola.

Ha"lo, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Haloed; p. pr. & vb. n. Haloing.]

Definition: To form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as with, a halo. The fire That haloed round his saintly brow. Sothey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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