Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Cube (-s)
cube (-s), n. [Fr. < L. < Gk. κύβος, cube; originally, a die for playing with.]
- Block; square; element; hexahedron; solid figure contained by six equal squares; geometric shape consisting of eight regular right angles.
- Answer; result; [mathematics] third power; [fig.] promise; blessing; true meaning; revelation for the mystery of.
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