What does ablow mean?
Ablow means (archaic, postpositive) Blossoming, blooming, in blossom..
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/əˈbloʊ/ · adjective
(archaic, postpositive) Blossoming, blooming, in blossom..
You know, the year's not always May — Oh, once the lilacs were ablow !
[...] The flower breaks from its sheath and is ablow / And gives its richest perfumes. [...]
[...] against the green, yet, growing in tilled soil, grow stronger and taller than any daffodil can grow in turf : hundreds of them are ablow together, and the very robustness of their splendour [...]
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Ablow means (archaic, postpositive) Blossoming, blooming, in blossom..
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You know, the year's not always May — Oh, once the lilacs were ablow !
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