Both Uses
flourish
in
The Yellow Wallpaper
(Edited)
- the bloated curves and flourishes
*flourishes = showy gestures (ornamental flowing curves)
- He laughed a little the other day, and said I seemed to be flourishing in spite of my wall-paper.
*flourishing = growing or developing well
Definitions:
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(1)
(flourish as in: the business is flourishing) to thrive (grow or develop well)
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(2)
(flourish as in: dismissed them with a flourish) a showy gesture
or:
the act of waving -- a hand or an item -
(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In Shakespeare's plays, flourish is often used as a stage direction indicating a specific type of showy gesture: fanfare played by trumpets or other horns to announce the entry or exit of royalty.
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