sun dogn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌn dɒɡ/, U.S.

/ˈsən ˌdɔɡ/,

/ˈsən ˌdɑɡ/

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

Etymology: < sun n.¹ + dog n.¹ (compare dog n.¹ 9).

A bright spot in the sky often associated with a solar halo, typically occurring simultaneously on either side of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the reflection of sunlight on ice crystals in the atmosphere; = parhelion n. Also: a fragment of a rainbow caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere.

ΘΚΠ

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

sunOE

parhelion?1574

sun dog1635

mock sun1645

parhelic circle1886

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > rainbow > [noun] > imperfectly formed

water-gall1573

weather-gall1621

sun dog1635

weather-dog1758

wind-gall1823

wind-dog1860

the world > the universe > sun > solar activity > [noun] > mark on sun > sunspot > in corona

sun dog1635

plage1949

1635 L. Foxe North-west Fox sig. Y4 This evening Sun dog, I hope may bring some change to our good.

1698 S. Sewall Diary 15 Feb. (1973) I. 386 Remarkable Sun-dogs and a Rainbow were seen.

1766 L. Carter Diary 23 July (1965) I. 319 We had three distinct sun dogs which is the usual sign for great rain.

1791 in Acct. Late Wonderful Amer. Vision sig. B2^v Proposals for printing by subscription,..Of the Cause of Thunder, Lightning, Earthquakes,..Rainbow, Meteors, Sun Dogs, [etc.].

1840 F. D. Bennett Narr. Whaling Voy. I. 3 We noticed the phenomenon named by nautical men a ‘wind-gall’,..or sun-dog.

1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 68 And they saw the sun-dogs in the haze and the seal upon the shore.

1924 M. H. Mason Arctic Forests 6 The usual form is the plain ‘sun dogs’, a blaze of light, on either side of and equidistant from the sun.

1986 New Yorker 9 June 97/2 He is also forever looking for sun dogs—little rainbows way up in the sky in the early morning, streaks of two or three colors.

2014 H. MacDonald H is for Hawk vii. 71 Above them..was a vast tracery of ice-rings and sun-dogs in a wintry, hazy sky.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sun dog
释义	sun dogn. Brit. /ˈsʌn dɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈsən ˌdɔɡ/, /ˈsən ˌdɑɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, dog n.¹ Etymology: < sun n.¹ + dog n.¹ (compare dog n.¹ 9). A bright spot in the sky often associated with a solar halo, typically occurring simultaneously on either side of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the reflection of sunlight on ice crystals in the atmosphere; = parhelion n. Also: a fragment of a rainbow caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] > mock-sun sunOE parhelion?1574 sun dog1635 mock sun1645 parhelic circle1886 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > rainbow > [noun] > imperfectly formed water-gall1573 weather-gall1621 sun dog1635 weather-dog1758 wind-gall1823 wind-dog1860 the world > the universe > sun > solar activity > [noun] > mark on sun > sunspot > in corona sun dog1635 plage1949 1635 L. Foxe North-west Fox sig. Y4 This evening Sun dog, I hope may bring some change to our good. 1698 S. Sewall Diary 15 Feb. (1973) I. 386 Remarkable Sun-dogs and a Rainbow were seen. 1766 L. Carter Diary 23 July (1965) I. 319 We had three distinct sun dogs which is the usual sign for great rain. 1791 in Acct. Late Wonderful Amer. Vision sig. B2^v Proposals for printing by subscription,..Of the Cause of Thunder, Lightning, Earthquakes,..Rainbow, Meteors, Sun Dogs, [etc.]. 1840 F. D. Bennett Narr. Whaling Voy. I. 3 We noticed the phenomenon named by nautical men a ‘wind-gall’,..or sun-dog. 1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 68 And they saw the sun-dogs in the haze and the seal upon the shore. 1924 M. H. Mason Arctic Forests 6 The usual form is the plain ‘sun dogs’, a blaze of light, on either side of and equidistant from the sun. 1986 New Yorker 9 June 97/2 He is also forever looking for sun dogs—little rainbows way up in the sky in the early morning, streaks of two or three colors. 2014 H. MacDonald H is for Hawk vii. 71 Above them..was a vast tracery of ice-rings and sun-dogs in a wintry, hazy sky. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1635
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