brough
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4ADJ.
far, near, round
VERB + BROUGH
arms, called
BROUGH + NOUN
stormy
PREP.
off
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A halo or luminous disk or ring seen around the sun or moon, and in folklore considered to portend a rainstorm.
[…] about the moon , called a brough, stormy weather is looked for within twenty-four hours; hence it is said, "a far off brough and a near hand storm." If small floating white clouds appear, which are called cat hair, rain is[…]
The corona or brough occurs when the sun or moon is seen through a thin cirro-stratus cloud, the portion of the cloud more immediately around the sun or moon appearing much lighter than the rest.
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3[…] about the moon , called a brough, stormy weather is looked for within twenty-four hours; hence it is said, "a far off brough and a near hand storm." If small floating white clouds appear, which ar
WiktionaryThe corona or brough occurs when the sun or moon is seen through a thin cirro-stratus cloud, the portion of the cloud more immediately around the sun or moon appearing much lighter than the rest.
WiktionaryThe County Antrim farmers say that bad weather may be expected whenever the new moon appears "on her back, with the new moon in her arms, and a brough round her," meaning by this the appearance[…]
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