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Webster 1913 Edition
Cliff
Cliff
(klĭf)
, Noun.
[AS.
clif
, cloef
; akin to OS. klif
, D. klif
, klip
, Icel. klif
, Dan. & G. klippe
, Sw. klippa
; perh. orig. a climbing place
. See Climb
.] A high, steep rock; a precipice.
Cliff swallow
(Zool.)
, a North American swallow (
Petrochelidon lunifrons
), which builds its nest against cliffs; the eaves swallow
.