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A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud.

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  1. n. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud.
  2. n. An aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris (H. vulgaris), having narrow leaves in whorls.
  3. n. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud. n. An aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris (H. vulgaris), having narrow leaves in whorls.