Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A cloud that indicates the presence of water in the midst of ice- or snow-covered land.

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  • On the next day also, the play of light and shade, and the hide and seek of sun-ray and water-cloud, gave the view a cachet of its own.

    The Land of Midian 2003

  • On the next day also, the play of light and shade, and the hide and seek of sun-ray and water-cloud, gave the view a cachet of its own.

    The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855

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