refluent
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Origin of refluent
1690–1700; < Latin refluent- (stem of refluēns ), present participle of refluere to flow back. See re-, fluent
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Inside the extensive enclosure the multitude divided itself into streams, ponds, eddies, refluent currents and noisy whirlpools of people.
From Hoosier Mosaics by Thompson, Maurice
And refluent through the pass of fear The battle's tide was poured; 485 Vanished the Saxon's struggling spear, Vanished the mountain-sword.
From Lady of the Lake by Moody, William Vaughn
The rocks underneath his feet, some round, some angular, some flat, were slippery with the ooze of the earth fissures above and the refluent foam of the cascade.
From The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 by Lespérance, John
The ship surged backward before the great refluent wave of its movement.
From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely
We know some barrier checks their wonted course, When refluent waters seek again their source.
From The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa by Kalidasa
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