enshaded en · ADJ
Etymology
From en- + shade + -ed.
Meanings
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(archaic, poetic) Marked with different shades.
the flower-enshaded veranda
1855, Philippe Ferdinand A. de Rohan-Chabot, Electra:
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(archaic, poetic) Kept in shade or darkness.
c. 1810-1820, John Keats, "To Sleep" O soft embalmer of the still midnight, / Shutting, with careful fingers and benign, / Our gloom-pleas'd eyes, embower'd from the light, / Enshaded in forgetfulness divine: […]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more enshaded | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most enshaded | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |