miracle; monster &c (unconformity) 83; curiosity, lion, sight,
spectacle; jeu de theatre [Fr.], coup de theatre; gazingstock†; sign;
St.
Elmo's fire, St.
Elmo's light; portent &c 512.
bursting of a shell, bursting of a bomb; volcanic eruption, peal
of thunder; thunder-clap, thunder-bolt.
what no words can paint; wonders of the world; annus mirabilis
[Lat.]; dignus vindice nodus [Lat.].
Phr. natura il fece e poi roppe la stampa [It].