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Webster 1913 Edition

Waterfall

Wa′ter-fallˊ

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Noun.
1.
A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.
2.
(Hairdressing)
An arrangement of a woman’s back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.
3.
A certain kind of neck scarf.
T. Hughes.

Webster 1828 Edition

Waterfall

WATERFALL

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Noun.
[water and fall.] A fall or perpendicular descent of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract. But the word is generally used of the fall of a small river or rivulet. It is particularly used to express a cascade in a garden, or an artificial descent of water, designed as an ornament.

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