cloud-capped
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cloud-capped
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, the solemn temples, the great Line itself—all this shall dissolve, and leave not a rendering behind.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2022
Such cloud-capped, towering judges of culture and anarchy have dissolved in today's bland intellectual climate.
From Time Magazine Archive
To many, it might seem a strange concern for a state whose vast prairies roll wide and empty to the horizon, whose lonely mountains range back toward the cloud-capped Continental Divide.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cloud-capped towers and echoing canyons of Manhattan have long been a beacon for immigrants, a bonanza for photographers and a familiar profile to its citizens.
From Time Magazine Archive
And second from the sun Venia, the cloud-capped world, where life exalts the virtues of the fish.
From Walls of Acid by Hasse, Henry
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