bow of promise
noun
A rainbow.
- With allusion to Genesis 9:12–17, in which the rainbow is a sign of God's promise not to repeat the Flood..
Origin
Early 19th century.
- heterodyne
- heteroecious
- heterogametic
- heterogamous
- heterogamy
- heterogeneity
- heterogeneous
- heterogeneously
- heterogeneousness
- heterogenous
- heteroglossia
- heteroglossic
- heterograft
- heterogynous
- heterokont
- heterologous
- heterology
- heterolysis
- heterolytic
- paginate
- pagination
- pagne
- Pagnol, Marcel
- pagoda
- pagoda dogwood