mock sunn.

Brit.

/ˌmɒk ˈsʌn/, U.S.

/ˈmɑk ˈsən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mock adj., sun n.¹

Etymology: < mock adj. + sun n.¹ Compare mock moon n.

A false sun; spec. = parhelion n. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] > mock-sun

sunOE

parhelion?1574

sun dog1635

mock sun1645

parhelic circle1886

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [noun] > an instance of, illusion > resembling something else

false1598

trick1602

apparition1610

phantasm1638

phantom1707

eye trap1750

mock sun1878

1645 W. Lilly Starry Messenger 9 Anno 1556, in Saxony two mock-Suns appeared.

1659 J. Gamble Ayres & Dialogues ii. 50 But bravely despiseth The mock Sun that riseth.

1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 220 At the two extremities..appeared two Parhelia's or Mock-suns.

1743 J. Isham Observ. Hudsons Bay (1949) 73 Halo's or mock sun's are seen frequent in these parts.

1878 R. Browning Poets Croisic xxxix Let France adore No longer an illusive mock sun.

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Apr. 7/2 Four mock suns were seen in the neighbourhood of Greenwich.

1954 H. M. Kremer-Priest tr. M. Minnaert Nature of Light & Colour x. 196 Mock suns arise when the axes of a large number of the hexagonal ice-crystals are vertical.

1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 Aug. 56/4 The phenomenon of ‘mock suns’ or ‘sun dogs’—pillars of light on either side of the sun—really exists.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mock sun
释义	mock sunn. Brit. /ˌmɒk ˈsʌn/, U.S. /ˈmɑk ˈsən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mock adj., sun n.¹ Etymology: < mock adj. + sun n.¹ Compare mock moon n. A false sun; spec. = parhelion n. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] > mock-sun sunOE parhelion?1574 sun dog1635 mock sun1645 parhelic circle1886 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [noun] > an instance of, illusion > resembling something else false1598 trick1602 apparition1610 phantasm1638 phantom1707 eye trap1750 mock sun1878 1645 W. Lilly Starry Messenger 9 Anno 1556, in Saxony two mock-Suns appeared. 1659 J. Gamble Ayres & Dialogues ii. 50 But bravely despiseth The mock Sun that riseth. 1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 220 At the two extremities..appeared two Parhelia's or Mock-suns. 1743 J. Isham Observ. Hudsons Bay (1949) 73 Halo's or mock sun's are seen frequent in these parts. 1878 R. Browning Poets Croisic xxxix Let France adore No longer an illusive mock sun. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Apr. 7/2 Four mock suns were seen in the neighbourhood of Greenwich. 1954 H. M. Kremer-Priest tr. M. Minnaert Nature of Light & Colour x. 196 Mock suns arise when the axes of a large number of the hexagonal ice-crystals are vertical. 1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 Aug. 56/4 The phenomenon of ‘mock suns’ or ‘sun dogs’—pillars of light on either side of the sun—really exists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1645
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