释义 |
sunlet|ˈsʌnlɪt| [f. as prec. + -let.] A little sun. Also transf. (see quot. 1880).
1840E. Forbes in Wilson & Geikie Mem. (1861) ix. 257 One solitary star Shining..—for dark clouds hid Its sister sunlets. 1880L. Wallace Ben-Hur iv. viii, She wore an open caul upon her head, sprinkled with beads of coral, and strung with coin-pieces called sunlets. 190419th Cent. Feb. 237 Myriads of little stars, or so-called sunlets. |