The Only Use
precipice
in
The Scarlet Letter
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- Thus Hester Prynne, whose heart had lost its regular and healthy throb, wandered without a clue in the dark labyrinth of mind; now turned aside by an insurmountable precipice; now starting back from a deep chasm.†
p. 153.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(precipice) a very steep cliff
or:
any dangerous situation - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)