Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Angle
angle, n. [OE angul < IE ank- to bend.]
- Vertex; intersecting point; perpendicular mark; crossing place; meeting of two lines not in the same direction.
- Perspective; projection; twist; curve; diagonal line; point at which nature intersects itself.
- Limit; border; boundary; edge; [fig.] veil; point between life and death.
- Phrase. “Angle Worm”: (see angelworm, n. and worm, n.)
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