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circus tent |
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cirl bunting |
cirque
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| cirrhiferous
| cirrhose
| cirrhosis
| cirrhosis of the liver
cirque
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cirque has 1 sense
- cirque(n = noun.object) corrie, cwm - a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake; Array is a kind of basin
CIDE DICTIONARY
cirque, n. [F., fr. L. circus.].
- A circle; a circus; a circular erection or arrangement of objects. [1913 Webster]"A dismal cirque
Of Druid stones upon a forlorn moor." [1913 Webster] - A kind of circular valley in the side of a mountain, walled around by precipices of great height. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cirque, n.
1 Geol. a deep bowl-shaped hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside.
2 poet. a a ring. b an amphitheatre or arena.
1 Geol. a deep bowl-shaped hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside.
2 poet. a a ring. b an amphitheatre or arena.
Etymology
F f. L CIRCUS
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