Both Uses of
supple
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- His legs were stretched out before him, showing high boots of supple leather that fitted him well, but had seen much wear and were now caked with mud.†
Chpt 1.9 *
- It was close-woven of many rings, as supple almost as linen, cold as ice, and harder than steel.†
Chpt 2.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(supple) moving and bending easily -- sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, supple can be used metaphorically to describe someone who easily adapts to different situations.