All 3 Uses of
suffuse
in
Jane Eyre
- The hall was not dark, nor yet was it lit, only by the high-hung bronze lamp; a warm glow suffused both it and the lower steps of the oak staircase.†
Chpt 12 *
- The dim forehead was crowned with a star; the lineaments below were seen as through the suffusion of vapour; the eyes shone dark and wild; the hair streamed shadowy, like a beamless cloud torn by storm or by electric travail.†
Chpt 13
- A group of more interest appeared near the hearth, sitting still amidst the rosy peace and warmth suffusing it.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(suffuse) cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across;
or: to become overspread as with a fluid, a color, a gleam of light