All 3 Uses of
allude
in
The War of the Worlds
- There he heard allusions made to the invasion, and a special prayer for peace.†
Chpt 1.14 *
- And speaking of the differences between the life on Mars and terrestrial life, I may allude here to the curious suggestions of the red weed.†
Chpt 2.2
- It is commonly supposed that they communicated by sounds and tentacular gesticulations; this is asserted, for instance, in the able but hastily compiled pamphlet (written evidently by someone not an eye-witness of Martian actions) to which I have already alluded, and which, so far, has been the chief source of information concerning them.†
Chpt 2.2
Definition:
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(allude) to make an indirect referenceeditor's notes: The expression, no allusion can mean "not even an indirect reference"; i.e., neither a direct nor an indirect reference to something.