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Definition of Mirages

1. mirage [n] - See also: mirage

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mirages

miracidium miracle miracle-worship miracles miracle man miracle play miracle worker miraculous miraculously miraculousness

miraculous food mirador miradors mirage mirage mirages (current term) Miranda rule mirandize mirandized mirandizes

mirandizing mirasol mirbane mirbanes Mirchamp's sign mire mire mired mirepoix mires

Literary usage of Mirages

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1. Belden, the White Chief: Or, Twelve Years Among the Wild Indians of the Plains by George Pfauts Belden (1875)
"These mirages often deceive the weary traveler of the desert Suddenly the horseman sees a river or lake, apparently, jus< ahead of him, and he rides on and ..."

2. On the Border with Crook by John Gregory Bourke (1892)
"... MOVEMENTS AGAINST THE APACHES—THE SCOUTS— mirages—THE FLORAL WEALTH OF ARIZONA—RUNNING IN UPON THE HOSTILE APACHES—AN ADVENTURE WITH BEARS —CROOK'S TALK ..."

3. The Wonders of the Colorado Desert (southern California) Its Rivers and Its by George Wharton James (1906)
"STORMS, mirages, DESERT ILLUSIONS, AND TEMPERATURES [HE Colorado Desert is no exception to other deserts in its liability to storms. ..."

4. Elementary Meteorology by William Morris Davis (1894)
"mirages. — Dust whirlwinds. — Difference between convection hi liquids and gases.— Change of temperature in vertical currents. — Conditions of local con- ..."

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