Beamful

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A quantity in a beam (of wood, of light, etc)

    "Phialai of similar size would be divided into convenient " beamfuls " or weighing-lots."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Beamy; radiant; luminous.

    "Let each succeeding page Still boast those charms, and luminate the age; So shall thy beamful fires with light divine, Rise to the sphere, and there triumphant shine."

Example

More examples

"Let each succeeding page Still boast those charms, and luminate the age; So shall thy beamful fires with light divine, Rise to the sphere, and there triumphant shine."

Etymology

From beam + -ful.

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