præcipice

A form of precipice — A very steep cliff.

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Meanings

nounpræcipice (plural præcipices)

plural præcipices

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of precipice.

    Nay, sir, ’tis as I told you :—you may as soon recall an arrow when ’tis flying, or a stone from præcipice, as reclaim him.

    1632–1633, Shackerley Marmion, A Fine Companion, in The Dramatic Works of Shackerley Marmion (William Paterson, H. Sotheran & Co.), page 124
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