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Webster 1913 Edition
Alpine
Al′pine
,Adj.
[L.
Alpinus
, fr. Alpes
the Alps: cf. F. Alpin
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain;
as,
Alpine
snows; Alpine
plants.2.
Like the Alps; lofty.
“Gazing up an Alpine height.” Tennyson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Alpine
AL'PINE
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; very high; elevated.2.
Growing on high mountains; as, alpine plants.AL'PINE
,Noun.