All 3 Uses of
profuse
in
Rebecca
- [of flowers] They startled me with their crimson faces, massed one upon the other in incredible profusion,
Chpt 7 *profusion = abundance (a lot of something)
- There were flowers in the dining-room, flowers in the library, but orderly and trim, rather in the background, not like this, not in profusion.†
Chpt 8
- I watched her in fascination, the way she did vase after vase, carrying them herself through the flower-room to the drawing-room and the various corners of the house, massing them in just the right numbers and profusion, putting colour where colour was needed, leaving the walls bare where severity paid.†
Chpt 16
Definition:
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(profuse) abundant (a lot of something)