Sundog

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sundog \Sun"dog`\, n. (Meteorol.)
     1. A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the
        sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or
        more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon;
        -- called also {dog} and {weathergaw}.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sundog
       n : a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction
           by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen
           at once" [syn: {parhelion}, {mock sun}]