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
nimbi
(rare) plural of nimbus
Source: Wiktionary
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
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
