storm n Cp OED ~ sb 6 d ~ light 'lurid light seen in a stormy sky' for comb in sense 2.
1 Phr storm of wind: a severe gale; BREEZE, LINER.
[1929] 1933 GREENLEAF (ed) 279 It came on to snow and there was five storms of wind all blowing right on the land. 1972 BROWN 38 It comes a wonderful starm o' wind an' frost, sir, the like ye never see, an' in spite o' the ice shelters an' the fires, a lot o' men died. Some got weak in the mind, and walked off an' never come back. 1977 BURSEY 16 He and his eldest son George ... were adjusting a trap-buoy in a storm of wind. 1979 NEMEC 254 'Storms of wind,' 'breezes,' or 'August Gales' as they are variously called, can create ... rough surface seas.
2 Comb storm-hood: garment worn over head and shoulders in winter; CASSOCK 3, NORTH-WESTER.
1916 YOUNG 76 My travelling outfit, in addition to my ordinary clothes, consisted of a pair of seal-skin pants, a sweater, an adikey, a pair of seal-skin mittens, a pair of moccasins, and a storm-hood.
storm light: St Elmo's fire.
T 453-67 We had a couple o' fellers aboard, young hands; they didn't even know what a storm light were—never seen one. I don't know what it is, but I've a-seen 'em; seen 'em that time too, right by the port light in the riggin'; goes right to the mast head if it's goin' to be a high storm. Storm light is the right name.
