ENFLOWER

Etymology

Verb

enflower (third-person singular simple present enflowers, present participle enflowering, simple past and past participle enflowered)

(poetic, transitive) To cover or deck with flowers.

Source: Wiktionary


En*flow"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enflowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Enflowering.]

Definition: To cover or deck with flowers. [Poetic] These odorous and enflowered fields. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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