sunshaft en · NOUN
Etymology
From sun + shaft.
Meanings
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A shaft of sunlight.
Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener.
1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast:Near-synonym: sunbeam
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunshafts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |