Virga

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  virga
       n : light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches
           the ground (especially when the lower air is low in
           humidity)

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:



  VIRGA. An obsolete word, which signifies a rod or staff, such as sheriffs, 
  bailiffs, and constables carry, as a badge or ensign of their office.