noun The glow upon the Alps a peculiar reflection of sunlight from their snowy heights, after the sun has disappeared to the valleys, or just before daybreak the last or first rays of the sun among the Alps, casting a rich purple tint, an effect sometimes heightened by a certain amount of humidity in the atmosphere.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.noun A rosy glow that suffuses snow-covered mountain peaks at dawn or dusk on a clear day.
From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
