He is in the clouds In dreamland, entertaining visionary notions;
having no distinct idea about the matter in question.
To blow a cloud is to smoke a cigar or pipe.
A dark spot on the forehead of a horse between the eyes. A
white spot is called a star, and an elongated star is a blaze. (See Blaze)
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