alpenglow

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We had heard the heavy detonation of the slide about the hour of the alpenglow, a pale rosy interval in a darkling air, and judged he must have come from hunting to the ruined cliff and paced the night out before it, crying a very human woe.

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  1. noun A rosy glow that suffuses snow-covered mountain peaks at dawn or dusk on a clear day.

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  • Can a sentence possibly express the magic of the alpenglow? ... —  Netvouz - new bookmarks
  • It's the ultimate farewell to summer party, a celebration of lagers and guitars, alpenglow and aspens boxed into a perfect September weekend. —  The Daily Planet Homepage RSS
  • Inaugural alpenglow saying a couple of things: i am alarmed at the cynicism, DEEP cynicism, of some of my students. when you reflect on what they've seen, (if they're 19 most of their really aware of the outside world and this country etc has been during the Bush daze) it makes sense but it bums me out a bit. —  Lesbian Dad
  • My Inaugural alpenglow saying Through the haze of my nearly constant cynicism, I still see possibility and, after all that we have witnessed and experienced, I still hope. —  Lesbian Dad
  • Photos should be in color and depicgt alpenglow - the reddish glow on mountains during sunrise and sunset - preferably in Summit County. —  Summit Daily News - Top Stories
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  1. Partial translation of German Alpenglühen : Alpen, Alps + glühen, to glow.

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  1. from German alpen (genitive plural of alpe: see alp), of the Alps, + English glow.
 

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/ˈælpɛngloʊ/
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