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English Dictionary: 'cliff by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cliff \Cliff\ (kl[icr]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif,
      D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa;
      perh. orig. a climbing place. See {Climb}.]
      A high, steep rock; a precipice.
  
      {Cliff swallow} (Zo[94]l.), a North American swallow
            ({Petrochelidon lunifrons}), which builds its nest against
            cliffs; the {eaves swallow}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cliff \Cliff\, n. (Mus.)
      See {Clef}. [Obs.]
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