| Halo (halo) |
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| n. | (h "l***osl]) |
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| Ha"lo |
; pl.
Halos (-l z). [L. halos, acc.
halo, Gr. "a`lws a thrashing floor, also (from its
round shape) the disk of the sun or moon, and later a halo round it;
cf. Gr. e'ily`ein to e |
A luminous circle, usually prismatically colored, round the sun
or moon, and supposed to be caused by the refraction of light through
crystals of ice in the atmosphere. Connected with halos there are
often white bands, crosses, or arches, resulting from the same
atmospheric conditions.
A circle of light; especially, the bright
ring represented in painting as surrounding the heads of saints and
other holy persons; a glory; a nimbus.
An ideal glory investing, or affecting
one's perception of, an object.
A colored circle around a nipple; an
areola.
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| Halo (halo) |
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| v. t. *** i. | |
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| Ha"lo |
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To form, or surround with, a halo]
to encircle with, or as with, a halo.
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