upgather
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of upgather
Example Sentences
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Now, stooping, I upgather, one by one, The crimson petals, all Outspread about my fall.
From Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Lowell, Amy
First will the wind-strewn rose upgather all Her petals from the dust, and cheek by cheek, Hang them new-smiling on the nodding bough!
From Semiramis and Other Plays Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet by Dargan, Olive Tilford
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