Both Uses of
pinnacle
in
The House of Mirth
- She knew that she hated dinginess as much as her mother had hated it, and to her last breath she meant to fight against it, dragging herself up again and again above its flood till she gained the bright pinnacles of success which presented such a slippery surface to her clutch.†
Chpt 1.3 *
- From the window in which they presently found themselves installed, they overlooked the intense blue curve of the harbour, set between the verdure of twin promontories: to the right, the cliff of Monaco, topped by the mediaeval silhouette of its church and castle, to the left the terraces and pinnacles of the gambling-house.†
Chpt 2.1
Definition:
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(pinnacle) the highest pointin various senses, including:
- the best stage of development -- as in "I met her at the pinnacle of her success."
- a high pointed rock formation or mountain peak -- as in "The eagle circled the rocky pinnacle."
- a pointed tower at the top of a building -- as in "With the pinnacle, it is the highest building in the city."