Definition of Precepice
Prec"i*pice (?), n. [F.
précipice, L. praecipitium, fr. praeceps,
-cipitis, headlong; prae before + caput,
capitis, the head. See Pre-, and Chief.]
1. A sudden or headlong fall. [Obs.]
Fuller.
2. A headlong steep; a very steep,
perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a
cliff.
Where wealth like fruit on precipices
grew. Dryden.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a very steep cliff
- the brink of a dangerous situation, as in to stand on a precipice
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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