From HomoExcelsior

1. aureole 2. The luminous, irregular envelope of highly ionized gas outside the chromosphere of the sun. 3. The projecting top part of a cornice. 4. A cigar with a long, tapering body and blunt ends. 5. The crownlike upper portion of a bodily part or structure, such as the top of the head. 6. crown 7. A faint glow enveloping the high-field electrode in a corona discharge, often accompanied by streamers directed toward the low-field electrode.

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