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NIMBI
NIMBUS
aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole
(noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud
(noun) a dark grey cloud bearing rain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
nimbi
(rare) plural of nimbus
Source: Wiktionary
NIMBUS
Nim"bus, n.; pl. L. Nimbi, E. Nimbuses. Etym: [L., a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth.]
1. (Fine Arts)
Definition: A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See Aureola, and Glory, n., 5.
Note: "The nimbus is of pagan origin." "As an atribute of power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits." Fairholl.
2. (Meteor.)
Definition: A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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