weather-gaw
A period of fine weather in the midst of bad weather.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
A period of fine weather in the midst of bad weather.
Weather-gaw, part of a rainbow seen, the greater part of the bow being intercepted.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
An instance of some phenomenon in the sky said to signal bad weather, such as an incomplete or secondary rainbow, or a parhelion or sun dog; a weather-gall or water-gall.
‘The weather-gaw’ he scans above the hill, / Wherein the rainbow's hues with watery sheen / Gleam beautiful upon the grey-dark sky, / Yet ominous of storm;
Origin: [[File:A bright patch of rainbow - geograph.org.uk - 2139196.jpg|thumb|An incomplete rainbow, a type of weather-gaw () in Glen Orchy and Inishail, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom.]] Probably borrowed from , weather-gaw, weather-gow, possibly from , from weather + gall. * *. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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