Clift

name, noun

name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cliff. obsolete

    "So downe he fell, as an huge rockie clift, / Whose false foundation waues haue washt away [...]."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"So downe he fell, as an huge rockie clift, / Whose false foundation waues haue washt away [...]."

Etymology

Variant form of cliff, influenced by cleft.

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