sun-darts

noun

Sunbeams.

Meanings

nounsun-darts pl (plural only)
  1. nonce wordpluralplural onlypoeticSunbeams.

    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

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APA

sun-darts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun-darts

MLA

“sun-darts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun-darts. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sun-darts,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun-darts.

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