Ablush
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ablush
Blushing; ruddy.
Etymology
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Pref. a-, + blush,
Usage in literature
Presently Rowena returned, all ablush with joyous excitement, and begged for a rereading of the letter. "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson" by
Cherry and apple trees drooped over the wall; these had ceased blossoming, but a tangle of wild-rose bushes was all ablush. "Different Girls" by
The sinking sun set all ablush The bosom of the lake. "Indian Legends of Minnesota" by
Usage in poetry
As sweet as the look of a lover
Saluting the eyes of a maid
That blossom to blue as the maid
Is ablush to the glances above her,
The sunshine is gilding the glade
And lifting the lark out of shade.
Saluting the eyes of a maid
That blossom to blue as the maid
Is ablush to the glances above her,
The sunshine is gilding the glade
And lifting the lark out of shade.
"Geotheos" by Ambrose Bierce
