English

Adjective

skiey ‎(not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of skyey
   • 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man:

     Then he was gay as a lark carolling from its skiey tower, soaring in thought as an eagle, innocent as the mild-eyed dove.

   • 1832, Various, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 19,:

     -- What meadows, bathed in greenest light, and woods Gigantic, towering from the skiey hills, And od'rous trees in prodigal array, With all the elements divinely calm-- Our fancy pictures on the infant globe!

   • 1905, Oliver Elton, The Danish History, Books I-IX:

     But the rest of the same company had their bodies covered by little shields, and used very long swords and targets of skiey hue, which, in time of war, they either cast behind their backs or gave over to the baggage-bearers; while they cast away all protection to their breasts, and exposed their bodies to every peril, offering battle with drawn swords.

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