Brough
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɹʌf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brough is a noun meaning A halo or luminous disk or ring seen around the sun or moon, and in folklore considered to portend a rainstorm.
Meaning
A halo or luminous disk or ring seen around the sun or moon, and in folklore considered to portend a rainstorm.
Example Sentences
... broughs which appeared around the moon […]
Swainson, in his Weather Folklore, quotes: About the moon there is a brough, The weather will be cauld and rough.
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.
The 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[…]
Word Forms
- broughs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bowler, bough, palgrave, bourne.
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