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‖ serab|sɛˈrɑːb|
Also sirab.
[ad. Arab. sarāb.]
A mirage.
a1835F. D. Hemans Wks. (1844) III. 87 Suns of blasting light perchance illume The glistening Serab which illudes his eye. 1839Penny Cycl. XV. 261/2 This kind of mirage is not peculiar to Egypt; it is known in Persia also, where it is called Serab or Sir-ab (miraculous water). 1883Encycl. Brit. XVI. 50/2 When the soil is parched up the appearance of the mirage (seráb) is very common. |