|
|
Definition of Nemorous
1. a. Woody.
Definition of Nemorous
1. Adjective. (rare) Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nemorous
1. wooded [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nemorous
Literary usage of Nemorous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, George Walter Prothero, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle (1863)
"... the votaries of the gods are nourished with divine strength, and are Paradise
itself, says Evelyn, was but a kind of ' nemorous temple or sacred grove,' ..."
2. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1861)
"In fine, Paradise itself was but a kind of nemorous temple or sacred grove,
planted by God himself and given to man, for religious purposes,—a place ..."
Other Resources:
