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Olive paint 594 Posted 9 years ago
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A squall of scarves and jangling gold?
Sentence: An occurrence at the door intervened [the party]. It was a young woman, and she entered like a wind-rush, a squall of scarves and jangling gold. (Source: Breakfast at Tiffany's)
What does wind-rush mean? And what does squall mean? Since squall literally refers to a violent gust of wind and storm, how is it used here metaphorically to refer to the young woman's outfit?
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olive paint 594 What does wind-rush mean? She entered like a sudden, strong wind. olive paint 594 And what does squall mean?
- olive paint 594 What does wind-rush mean?
- She entered like a sudden, strong wind.
- olive paint 594 And what does squall mean?
- A sudden storm on the ocean.
- olive paint 594 how is it used here metaphorically to refer to the young woman's outfit?
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olive paint 594What does wind-rush mean?
She entered like a sudden, strong wind.
olive paint 594And what does squall mean?
A sudden storm on the ocean.
olive paint 594 how is it used here metaphorically to refer to the young woman's outfi
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