ruin of the year
ruin of the year noun: the dying back of deciduous plants in late autumn.
Noun
ruin of the year (plural ruins of the year)
- The dying back of deciduous plants in late autumn.
- Oh ! bid them cull the myrtle green, Whose deathless bowers adorn the scene, That round her humid cell appear Saved from the ruins of the year;1813, David Irving, A Memorial of Anne Margaret Anderson, the Wife of David Irving
- And, adding to the ruins of the year, Distress the footed or the feathered game.1816, James Thomson, The seasons; to which is added the life of the author, page 202
Forms of ruin of the year
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Questions about ruin of the year
- What does ruin of the year mean?
- Ruin of the year means the dying back of deciduous plants in late autumn.
- What part of speech is ruin of the year?
- Ruin of the year is a noun.
- What is the plural of ruin of the year?
- The plural of ruin of the year is ruins of the year.
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