sun-dogs

And it became cold, as now; and in the night the stars drew near and large, and leaped and danced; and in the day the sun-dogs mocked us till we saw many suns, and all the air flashed and sparkled, and the snow was diamond dust.

GRIT OF WOMEN 2010

He glanced north-west, and there the sun, though shining still, had a halo, with sun-dogs on either side.

Heavy Weather Bruce Schauble 2006

He glanced north-west, and there the sun, though shining still, had a halo, with sun-dogs on either side.

Archive 2006-12-01 Bruce Schauble 2006

Where the stars and the planets and sun-dogs all pranced

The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes Leroy F. Jackson

A cold wind had sprung up and the weather had turned cloudy and dull, as if presaging snow, two iridescent "sun-dogs" indicating a forthcoming drop in the temperature.

The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Ralph S. Kendall

Halos appeared about the sun, with sun-dogs at opposite sides of the circle.

Roosevelt in the Bad Lands Hermann Hagedorn 1923

There where the sullen sun-dogs glare in the snow-bright, bitter noon,

Songs of a Sourdough 1916

There where the sullen sun-dogs glare in the snow-bright, bitter noon,

The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses 1916

Of course, in winter time, or in the late fall or early spring, when the sun-dogs appear, that is a pretty sure sign of cold weather.

Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies 1911

But in the picture there are many sun-dogs, and it comes into my mind to call it 'The Sun-Dog Trail.'

The Sun Dog Trail 1907