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.] |