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precipice
(encz) | precipice,propast n: Zdeněk Brož |
precipice
(encz) | precipice,sráz n: Zdeněk Brož |
precipice
(encz) | precipice,svah n: Zdeněk Brož |
Precipice
(gcide) | Precipice \Prec"i*pice\, n. [F. pr['e]cipice, L. praecipitium,
fr. praeceps, -cipitis, headlong; prae before + caput,
capitis, the head. See Pre-, and Chief.]
1. A sudden or headlong fall. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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2. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or
overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff.
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Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew.
--Dryden.
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precipice
(wn) | precipice
n 1: a very steep cliff |
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Precipice
(gcide) | Precipice \Prec"i*pice\, n. [F. pr['e]cipice, L. praecipitium,
fr. praeceps, -cipitis, headlong; prae before + caput,
capitis, the head. See Pre-, and Chief.]
1. A sudden or headlong fall. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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2. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or
overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff.
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Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew.
--Dryden.
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