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Meaning of ALPENGLOW

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Al"pen*glow`\, n.
A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of
mountains; specif., a reillumination sometimes observed after
the summits have passed into shadow, supposed to be due to a
curving downward (refraction) of the light rays from the west
resulting from the cooling of the air.
 

 

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