Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Precipice
precipice, n. [Fr. < L. præcipitium, a falling headlong, steep place.]
- Cliff; crag; brink; edge of an abyss; steep vertical rock face; perilously sheer mountain slope. (1545/1577)
- [Fig.] temptation; perilous enticement; dangerous allurement.
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