Meanings
plural skyfuls · plural skiesful
- As much as a sky will hold.
The Queen of the Night is backlighted by a skyful of starry dots.
2007 April 11, Bernard Holland, “The Flute Is Awfully Nice, Tamino, but Check Out That Astral Sketchbook”, in New York Times1 more example
From this chaotic skyful of crowding flakes the mead and moor momentarily received additional clothing, only to appear momentarily more naked thereby.
1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From The Madding Crowd
Origin
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