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sun-darts

sun-darts noun: sunbeams.

Noun

sun-darts pl (plural only)

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

Origin of sun-darts

From sun + dart.

Questions about sun-darts

What does sun-darts mean?
Sun-darts means sunbeams.
What part of speech is sun-darts?
Sun-darts is a noun.

Words near sun-darts in the dictionary

  1. sun-burner
  2. sun-burners
  3. sun-chaser
  4. sun-chasers
  5. sun-dappled
  6. sun-darts
  7. sun-dog
  8. sun-dogs
  9. sun-drenched
  10. sun-dried
  11. sun-dries

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