The Only Use of
gaunt
in
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
- He could see it plainly between the gaunt trunks of the water-oaks and across the stretch of yellow camomile.†
Chpt 1
Definitions:
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(1)
(gaunt) very thin and bony -- often from hunger or as though having been worn to the bone
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, gaunt can reference a place such as a landscape or a home, in which case it indicates that the place is bleak or barren.