Aflash

//əˈflæʃ// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Flashing. not-comparable

    "Soon we could see the innumerable banners fluttering, and then the sun struck the sea of armor and set it all aflash. Yes, it was a fine sight; I hadn’t ever seen anything to beat it."

Example

More examples

"Soon we could see the innumerable banners fluttering, and then the sun struck the sea of armor and set it all aflash. Yes, it was a fine sight; I hadn’t ever seen anything to beat it."

Etymology

From a- + flash.

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