Both Uses
supple
in
Brian's Winter
(Edited)
- It never got truly soft and supple like tanned deer hide, but it was workable and got the job done.
p. 70.4supple = soft and pliable (easily bent)
- He had the hide loose where it counted, in the armpits and elbows and the hood, but much of the rest of it was only half supple, stiff enough so that he felt as if he were wearing a coat of armor and still stiff though he worked on it for hours when at last the storm ended.
p. 89.5 *
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) More rarely, supple can be used metaphorically to describe someone who easily adapts to different situations.