Both Uses of
encroach
in
The House of Mirth
- Lily considered with interest the expression of their faces: the girl's turned toward her companion's like an empty plate held up to be filled, while the man lounging at her side already betrayed the encroaching boredom which would presently crack the thin veneer of his smile.†
Chpt 1.4
- The stairs were still carpetless, and on the way up to her room she was arrested on the landing by an encroaching tide of soapsuds.†
Chpt 1.9 *
Definition:
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(encroach) to gradually take something like control, property, or rights from another