ivy-covered
Definition
- Adjective:
- Overgrown with ivy: Describes a structure, typically a building or wall, that has ivy plants growing on and covering its surface.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The old, ivy-covered cottage looked like something from a fairy tale.
- We walked through the gate into the ivy-covered courtyard.
Advanced Usage
- Used to evoke a sense of age, tradition, or romantic neglect, often associated with academic institutions or historic estates.
- The university's most prestigious scholars taught in the ivy-covered halls.
Variants and Related Words
- Ivy-clad (adj): A less common synonym with the same meaning.
- Ivied (adj): Covered with ivy. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Overgrown with ivy: The literal descriptive phrase.
- Vine-covered: A more general term for being covered with climbing plants.
Related Idioms
- While not an idiom itself, "ivy-covered" is closely associated with the term "Ivy League", which refers to a group of prestigious, long-established universities in the northeastern US, many of which have classic ivy-covered buildings.
Adjective
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overgrown with ivy
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Harvard's ivied buildings
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