What does enfouldered mean?
Enfouldered means (poetic) Mixed with lightning or fire..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(poetic) Mixed with lightning or fire..
c. 1933-1934, Hugh MacDiarmid, On a Raised Beach Glaucous, hoar, enfouldered, cyathiform, Making mere faculae of the sun and moon […]
With foul enfouldred smoke and flashing fire
That there should be no proper conductor guiding it towards a source of light that might really aid us to see, makes the whole piece appear shaded by error, ombres chinoises; but shadow though there be, it does nothing to remove the enfouldered crack from the wall, and the charred signature such power always leaves behind.
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Enfouldered means (poetic) Mixed with lightning or fire..
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c. 1933-1934, Hugh MacDiarmid, On a Raised Beach Glaucous, hoar, enfouldered, cyathiform, Making mere faculae of the sun and moon […]
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