"aflush" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈflʌʃ/ Forms: more aflush [comparative], most aflush [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌʃ Etymology: a- + flush Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|flush}} a- + flush Head templates: {{en-adj}} aflush (comparative more aflush, superlative most aflush)
  1. (archaic or poetic) flushed, blushing Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-aflush-en-adj-T1KAj7uz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

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          "ref": "1906, Various, Different Girls",
          "text": "As the old mother sits there so quiet in her corner, her body worn to a silver thread, and hardly anything left of her but her indomitable eyes, it is hard, at least for a young thing of nineteen, all aflush and aflurry with her new party gown, to realize that that old mother is infinitely more romantic than herself.",
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