skyful en · NOUN
Etymology
From sky + -ful.
Meanings
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As much as a sky will hold.
The Queen of the Night is backlighted by a skyful of starry dots.
2007 April 11, Bernard Holland, “The Flute Is Awfully Nice, Tamino, but Check Out That Astral Sketchbook”, in New York Times:From this chaotic skyful of crowding flakes the mead and moor momentarily received additional clothing, only to appear momentarily more naked thereby.
1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From The Madding Crowd:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skiesful | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| skyfuls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |