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单词 sunglow
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sunglown.adj.

Brit. /ˈsʌnɡləʊ/, U.S. /ˈsənˌɡloʊ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.1, glow n.
Etymology: < sun n.1 + glow n.
A. n.
1.
a. The glow or light of the sun; sunlight, sunshine.
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the world > the universe > sun > sunlight > [noun]
zodiacal light1734
sunglow1828
1828 New-Eng. Galaxy 7 Mar. The frail things, that had so lately smiled in the sun-glow.
1877 C. W. Wood Through Holland xii. 313 The sky was cloudless beyond the few tinted snowflakes in the dying sunglow.
1974 F. Alderson Eng. by Bicycle 44 There was sunglow on the ochre-washed walls and russety-yellow pantiles of an outbuilding.
2007 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 7 Apr. 10 Basking in the sunglow, the scene resplendent in a golden peace, it is very tempting to imagine such an idyllic relocation.
b. A glow or glare of sunlight or sunshine.
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the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > gleam or glint of
sun gleam1627
sun blink1635
gleen1656
sunblush1832
sunglow1841
1841 Song without Rhyme 1 Thrones are webs in a sun-glow.
1845 C. Norton Child of Islands 164 Didst Thou..Never lie dreaming—shut from winter skies,—While the warm shadow of remembered eyes, Like a hot sun-glow, all thy frame opprest?
1925 Arts & Decoration June 38/2 A sunglow came through for a moment and brought out the richness of the antique Persian rug.
1955 H. A. Hochbaum Trav. & Trad. Waterfowl xii. 172 In late April and early May there is only a short period when there is not a sunglow in the sky.
2013 A. Schulman North Sea Passage & Women of Spirit lvii. 312 Etienne looked up and saw a sunglow in the low ceiling of cloud as God was creating the world.
2. A hazy diffused glow occasionally seen around the sun due to fine solid particles in the upper atmosphere, typically after a volcanic eruption. Now rare.Originally with reference to the eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia in 1883.
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1884 News (New Castle, Pa.) 9 Jan. The recent sun glows were regarded by the natives of India as indicative of the displeasure of their gods.
1925 Sci. Monthly Nov. 458 The aftermath of sun glows caused by dust from Krakatoa.
1962 K. H. Wilcoxson Chains of Fire iii. 33 Sun glows were another side effect of the suspended dust. They were a common phenomenon in the year following Novarupta's birth [in 1912].
2000 S. R. Hoffbeck Haymakers 192/2 The sun-glows were first reported in North America at Yuma, Arizona, on October 19 and were noted in the eastern United States on October 30, 1883.
B. adj.
Designating an orange-yellow colour resembling that of the glow or light of the sun; having this colour.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > bright yellow
sunnisha1413
sunnyc1500
canary1818
sunshine yellow1835
marigold1872
buttercup1879
nasturtium-yellow1892
sunglow1924
sun-yellow1924
1924 Washington Post 6 July ii. 7/3 (advt.) Little Women's Coats in Flamingo kasha stripes and sunglow tan gray, beige and brown.
1937 Times 18 Mar. 12/5 At 7s. 11d. a pair there are American semi-sheer silk in sunglow, tawny, Ponjola, and gun-metal with black heels.
1960 Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, Va.) 2 Mar. 9/2 (advt.) 1959 Pontiac. Bonneville Vista. Ultra modern with whitewall tires and sunglow vinyl interior.
1977 Western Morning News 30 Aug. 4 (advt.) 1976 Vauxhall Chevette 4-door Saloon. Sunglow. Low mileage, family saloon.
2002 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 19 Oct. 8 The silver rind of the birch and the sunglow colours of the leaves.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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