halo
noun /ˈheɪ.ləʊ/
/-loʊ/ (plural haloes or halos)Definition
› [C] a ring of light around the head of a holy person in a religious drawing or paintingQuantities and units of lightPictures › [C usually singular] a bright circle of light around something, or something that looks like this: the halo around the moon a halo of blonde curlsQuantities and units of light
(Definition of halo noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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