All 4 Uses of
flourish
in
Harry Potter (#2) and the Chamber of Secrets
Uses with a very rare meaning:
- "We'll all meet at Flourish and Blotts in an hour to buy your schoolbooks," said Mrs. Weasley, setting off with Ginny.
Chpt 4flourish = a name
- An hour later, they headed for Flourish and Blotts.
Chpt 4
- When young Harry here stepped into Flourish and Blotts today, he only wanted to buy my autobiography —which I shall be happy to present him now, free of charge-
Chpt 4
- In Flourish and Blotts.
Chpt 18 *
Definition:
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In Shakespeare's plays, flourish is often used as a stage direction indicating a specific type of showy gesture: fanfare played by trumpets or other horns to announce the entry or exit of royalty.
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