All 6 Uses of
allude
in
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- Only the faintest allusion to them occurs in the Correspondence, but as that is found in Letter xxii which contains other signs I shall do my best to give a translation and commentary of the first part of the letter: "Are there no doctors in Spain?†
Chpt 2allusion = an indirect reference
- The malicious actress had seen the Marquesa arrive and presently began improvising couplets alluding to her appearance, her avarice, her drunkenness, and even to her daughter's flight from her.†
Chpt 2alluding = making an indirect reference
- All those allusions to honor, reputation, and the flame of love, all the metaphors about birds, Achilles and the jewels of Ceylon were fatiguing.†
Chpt 3allusions = indirect references
- The men in the wine shops, alluding to it, shook their heads and smoked in silence for a while.†
Chpt 3alluding = making an indirect reference
- There were certain passages in the plays that she would compass some day, simply, easily, and with secret joy, because they alluded to the new rich wisdom of her heart; but her treatment of such passages became more and more cursory, not to say embarrassed.†
Chpt 4alluded = indirectly referenced
- Her allusions to her son were few and...
Chpt 5 *allusions = indirect references
Definition:
to make an indirect reference
The expression, no allusion can mean "not even an indirect reference"; i.e., neither a direct nor an indirect reference to something.