All 4 Uses of
luminous
in
Lord of the Flies
- The twins watched anxiously and Piggy sat expressionless behind the luminous wall of his myopia.†
p. 169..3 *
- Piggy peered anxiously into the luminous veil that hung between him and the world.†
p. 174..7
- Far below his armpit he saw the luminous flowering round the rock.†
p. 187..7
- He yearned for a bed and sheets—but the only whiteness here was the slow spilt milk, luminous round the rock forty feet below, where Piggy had fallen.†
p. 190..6
Definition:
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(luminous) glowing or shining
(also used metaphorically to describe beauty or intelligence)