sea-cliffn.

Forms: see sea n. and cliff n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., cliff n.

Etymology: < sea n. + cliff n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-cliff.

A cliff on the seashore. In Geology sometimes applied to rocks which are now inland, but were on the shores of ancient seas.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [noun] > sea-cliff

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c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. vii. §4 Swa fela welena swa þara sondcorna bið be þisum sæclifum.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9301 He is mid sæ-cliuen[c1300 Otho see-cluues] faste biclused.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 634 Compassed with a triple ditch..cast in forme of a bowe, the string whereof is the sea-cliffe.

1769 Atwick Inclosure Act 5 The said allotments..shall lie contiguous to the sea-cliff.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (1835) II. ii. vi. 28 An ancient sea-cliff is to be seen, now inland.

1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) iii. 50 Waves wearing away the sea-cliffs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	sea-cliff
释义	sea-cliffn. Forms: see sea n. and cliff n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., cliff n. Etymology: < sea n. + cliff n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-cliff. A cliff on the seashore. In Geology sometimes applied to rocks which are now inland, but were on the shores of ancient seas. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [noun] > sea-cliff sea-cliffc888 cliffeOE face1632 nip1897 c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. vii. §4 Swa fela welena swa þara sondcorna bið be þisum sæclifum. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9301 He is mid sæ-cliuen[c1300 Otho see-cluues] faste biclused. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 634 Compassed with a triple ditch..cast in forme of a bowe, the string whereof is the sea-cliffe. 1769 Atwick Inclosure Act 5 The said allotments..shall lie contiguous to the sea-cliff. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (1835) II. ii. vi. 28 An ancient sea-cliff is to be seen, now inland. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) iii. 50 Waves wearing away the sea-cliffs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c888
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