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Webster 1913 Edition

Icicle

I′ci-cle

,
Noun.
[OE.
isikel
, AS.
īsgicel
;
īs
ice +
gicel
icicle; akin to Icel.
jökull
; cf. Gael.
eigh
ice, Ir.
aigh
.]
A pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water;
as, the
icicles
on the eaves of a house
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Icicle

I'CICLE

,
Noun.
A pendent conical mass of ice, formed by the freezing of water or other fluid as it flows down an inclined plane, or collects in drops and is suspended. In the north of England, it is called ickle.

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