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clinquant

[kling-kuhnt] / ˈklɪŋ kənt /
ADJECTIVE
glittery
Synonyms


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She impresses her uncommon qualities upon you, in the cinquains of hers, with genuinely incisive force.

From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Hartley, Marsden

Brevities that whirl through the mind as you read those cinquains of Adelaide Crapsey, like white birds through the dark woodlands of the night.

From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Hartley, Marsden




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