† cataracticadj.
Obsolete.
Of the nature of a cataract (see senses 2 and 5 of the noun).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing flax, hemp, or jute > [adjective] > that beats or crushes
cataractic1693
1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. l. 401 Certain Catarractick Instruments.
Derivatives
cataˈractical adj.
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the world > the earth > water > waterfall > [adjective] > cataract
cataractical1693
Niagarian1776
cataracted1830
Niagarean1835
cataractine1856
cataractal1888
1693 J. Beaumont Considerations Theory of Earth i. 56 Cataractical Falls, and Serpentine Courses of Rivers.
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