All 3 Uses
deluge
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The Idiot
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- He was seventy-three years of age, and had a red face, and white hair; he deluged himself with scent, and was always smiling like a child.†
Chpt 2.2 *deluged = overwhelmed -- especially with water
- It's headed, 'A Necessary Explanation,' with the motto, 'Apres moi le deluge!'†
Chpt 3.5deluge = an overwhelming amount; or to overwhelm -- especially said of water
- Apres moi le deluge.†
Chpt 3.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(deluge) a large amount of something -- especially water
or:
to overwhelm with a large amount of something -- especially water - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)