skyful

English

Etymology

sky +‎ -ful

Noun

skyful (plural skyfuls or skiesful)

  1. 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.
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