E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Ice-blink (The).
An indication of pack-ice or of a frozen surface by its reflection on the clouds. If the sky is dark or brown, the navigator may be sure that there is water; if it is white, rosy, or orange-coloured, he may be certain there is ice, for these tints are reflected from the sun’s rays, or of light. The former is called a “water sky,” the latter an “ice sky.”
