Emily Dickinson Lexicon

abyss (-'s), n. [Gk 'bottomless, the deep'.] (webplay: face, lost, time).

1. Air; atmosphere; space.
2. Chasm; gap; breach; void space; [fig.] grave; sepulchre.
3. Unmeasurable space; empty place.
4. Bottomless gulf; deep mass of water.