enflower en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈflaʊə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪnˈflaʊɚ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From en- + flower.
Meanings
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(poetic, transitive) To cover or deck with flowers.
Millaine theſe od'rous and enfloured fields / Are none of thine, [...]
c. 1597, Ben. Jonson, A Pleasant Comedy, Called: The Case is Alterd. […], London: […] [Nicholas Okes] for Bartholomew Sutton, and William Barrenger, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enflowered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enflowered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| enflowers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| enflowering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |