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Nimbus
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.
(2):
(n.) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See Aureola, and Glory, n., 5.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nimbus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/n/nimbus.html. 1828.