All 4 Uses of
luminous
in
Lord of the Flies
- The twins watched anxiously and Piggy sat expressionless behind the luminous wall of his myopia.†
p. 169.3 *
- Piggy peered anxiously into the luminous veil that hung between him and the world.†
p. 174.7
- Far below his armpit he saw the luminous flowering round the rock.†
p. 187.7
- He yearned for a bed and sheets—but the only whiteness here was the slow spilt milk, luminous round the rock forty feet below, where Piggy had fallen.†
p. 190.6
Definition:
glowing or shining
(also used metaphorically to describe beauty or intelligence)
(also used metaphorically to describe beauty or intelligence)