Wind-cloud

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A cloud that is associated with wind, or is believed to presage windy weather.

    ""Last night, at sunset, there were plenty of the most respectable wind-clouds, but now there isn't a capful.""

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""Last night, at sunset, there were plenty of the most respectable wind-clouds, but now there isn't a capful.""

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