Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Perpendicular (-s)
perpendicular (-s), n. [OFr < L. perpendiculār-is.]
- Sharp declivity; descent at a right angle to the horizon; [fig.] strike; lightning.
- Cliff; peak; summit; crag; steep mountain face; [fig.] height; elevation; altitude.
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