skyful
English
Etymology
sky + -ful
Noun
skyful (plural skyfuls or skiesful)
- As much as a sky will hold.
- 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From The Madding Crowd
- From this chaotic skyful of crowding flakes the mead and moor momentarily received additional clothing, only to appear momentarily more naked thereby.
- 2007 April 11, Bernard Holland, “The Flute Is Awfully Nice, Tamino, but Check Out That Astral Sketchbook”, in New York Times:
- The Queen of the Night is backlighted by a skyful of starry dots.
- 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From The Madding Crowd