Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A prismatic bow formed when the sun's rays strike the spray of breaking waves, being reflected and refracted thereby just as by drops of rain. See
rainbow .
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- noun A
rainbow seen in thespray of theocean .
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Examples
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And as the skater passed in full flight, followed by the ever-turning, wrathful, watchful, shaggy head, up went the short sea-bow, backed with whalebone.
The Iron Star — and what It saw on Its Journey through the Ages John Preston True
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The shore was one great camp; an army gathered; and Ulf found himself nodding greeting to many an old acquaintance as they shouldered through it, Wulf and he, straight for the heart of the throng; Ulf still carrying in one hand his unbent sea-bow, and Wulf, the long, straight, two-handed sword of his father, as well as his own keen axe
The Iron Star — and what It saw on Its Journey through the Ages John Preston True
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But Sennit knew a mate from a master, at a glance; and, without noticing Marble's sea-bow, a slight for which Marble did not soon forgive him, he walked directly aft to me, not well pleased, as I thought, that a ship-master had neglected to be at the gangway to meet a sea lieutenant.
Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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