sun-darts

English

Etymology

sun +‎ dart

Noun

sun-darts pl (plural only)

  1. (poetic, nonce word) Sunbeams.
    • 1823, Felicia Hemans, The Storm of Delphi
      And the lightnings in their play
      Flash'd forth, like javelins thrown:
      Like sun-darts wing'd from the silver bow,
      They smote the spear and the turban'd brow […]
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