Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Dike (-s)
dignitydilapidation (-'s, delapidation's)
dike (-s), n. [OE díc, ditch, trench.]
Dam; levee; dugout; barrier; mound of earth or stones; [fig.] shadow; bank of clouds; mist of darkness.
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