sylvanshine
English
noun
Definitions
- (rare) An optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of light, as from a vehicle's headlights.
Etymology
Compound from English sylvan (woods, from wood, forest, der) + English shine.
Origin
English
shine
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Pennsylvania English
- Pittsylvania English
- Spotsylvania English
- anthrosylvan English
- ashine English
- backshine English
- beshine English
- candleshine English
- coreshine English
- dewshine English
- earthshine English
- eyeshine English
- fireshine English
- intershine English
- moonshine English
- outshine English
- overshine English
- ringshine English
- shine English
- shineless English
- shiner English
- shinest English
- shineth English
- shiny English
- shoeshine English
- spitshine English
- starshine English
- sunshine English
- sylvan English
- sylvanite English
- through-shine English
- wondershine English
- sylvanus Latin
- shinen Middle English
- shine
- shiny
- shiner
- sylvan
- ashine
- beshine
- shinest
- shineth
- sunshine
- outshine
- dewshine
- eyeshine
- shineless
- backshine
- overshine
- fireshine
- coreshine
- spitshine
- starshine
- moonshine
- ringshine
- shoeshine
- sylvanite
- intershine
- earthshine
- candleshine
- wondershine
- Spotsylvania
- Pennsylvania
- anthrosylvan
- Pittsylvania
- through-shine