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WATER-FALL

\wˈɔːtəfˈɔːl], \wˈɔːtəfˈɔːl], \w_ˈɔː_t_ə_f_ˈɔː_l]\

Definitions of WATER-FALL

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. A fall or perpendicular descent of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular ; a cascade ; a cataract ;â€”a kind of female head-dress or arrangement of the long hair at the back of the head.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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